Bridget Thornton Knight
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I was actually preparing to leave for the day.
I was just minding my own business.
I received a phone call, and that phone call was life-changing.
My name is Bridget Thornton Knight.
I'm 64 years old.
I was born and raised in Chicago.
I have always worked in the field of education.
I started working with Chicago Public Schools in the latter part of the 80s.
I started as a special education teacher and then I started working as an assistant principal in the
It was always my desire to live in Las Vegas, Nevada.
I met my husband
We married in 2003 and I ended up moving to Las Vegas and working.
I started working with Clark County School District.
My husband passed away from leukemia in 2015.
And I don't know, something changed inside of me.
And I just don't know how to explain it.
I just, there was just this loss and I went through this grieving process.
I knew that if I were to retire, my pension would be lowered.