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Blake Gettys

4:47 - 5:22

“I'm just thinking about Kathleen. I dated her from my sophomore year in high school all through my college years at the Air Force Academy, got married soon after. She was president of the Alaska Nurses Association. She had some work injuries that caused her health to deteriorate pretty rapidly, to the point that she didn't get out of the house much. Her blood pressure would drop all the time”
Timestamp
4:47 – 5:22
Community
Alaska News
Location
Kenai Peninsula
Captured at
June 15, 2026

From the transcript

I'm just thinking about Kathleen. I dated her from my sophomore year in high school all through my college years at the Air Force Academy, got married soon after. She was president of the Alaska Nurses Association. She had some work injuries that caused her health to deteriorate pretty rapidly, to the point that she didn't get out of the house much. Her blood pressure would drop all the time, and I had to go shopping, go grocery shopping and do some other stuff.

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