Name: Marilyn Wheeler
Program: SOUL
Position: Program Assistant

First Job: Babysitting

Birthplace: Corvallis , Oregon

Years at FCEOC: 10

Best advice ever received: Anything worth having is worth working for

Favorite advice I give: Life is not fair, but there are so many opportunities available make good choices

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: My husband’s barbeque steak dinner

Proudest moment: During my Father’s military funeral as the ceremonial honored him for his service in the United States military during World War II, I begin to realize the sacrifices he had made so I could live in a free country.

 Greatest personal accomplishment: Remaining married for over 30 years

 Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: Going to Europe for 5 weeks in high school

 Favorite weekend activity: Spending time with my family

 Last good movie I saw: Mission Impossible 3

 Scariest experience: When my husband and I thought our daughter (who was 4 years old at the time) was missing one night

 Favorite place to shop: Target

 Favorite childhood memory: Going fishing with my mom

 I like to watch: HGTV, Action shows and movies

 In my spare time… I like to walk through model homes

 If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is… The Lord is faithful, and there is power in prayer.