Case Study: Light At The End Of The Tunnel

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Light at the End of the Tunnel Lori Rolfe was an average student in school earning grades anywhere from an “A” to a “C”. She attended several schools throughout her childhood, and she graduated from Adena High School in 1993. When she was not in school, Rolfe spent most of her time with her friends, cousins, or playing softball. She did not spend much time at home. Rolfe was an outstanding softball player and was on the varsity team for three years. During her senior year, she was the only player to not strike out a single time that she went up to bat. Rolfe also played as the team’s catcher or second baseman. While her life seemed normal away from home, this was not the case when she was home. …show more content…
Rolfe met many friends through the sport and made many great memories. “I did make varsity three out of four years in high school, but my first year on varsity, as a sophomore, I spent most of the season on the bench, but I didn’t let that upset me because I knew the next year I would be out on the field”. Rolfe ended up being one of the best batters on the team and she was the only senior that never struck out. Rolfe did not start to play softball because she enjoyed the sport, she started playing to get away and get her mind off of the thought of going …show more content…
She had also married and had two daughters. At The Home Building and Loan, Rolfe was a teller along with several other women. Rolfe spent nine years working at The Home Building and Loan before she quit and became a teller at Citizen’s National Bank. After she was there for a few years the company was bought by another and Citizen’s National Bank became LCNB. Many people lost their jobs throughout the transition, but Rolfe was able to keep hers. A year later Rolfe became, and continues to be the branch manager of the Frankfort location of LCNB. She continues to take on new challenges every day, most of them involving her children. She now spends most of her time running between practices and games. “It’s important to spend time with my girls because spending time with my parents was something I never got to experience. I want them to know that I will always be there for them and that we will always have a special bond”. Even when life seemed to be too much to handle, Rolfe stayed strong and ended up being successful in her career, and developed a stable relationship with her mother and

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