Know Your Neighbor: Nancy Seyller, Certified Health Unit Coordinator

Nancy Seyller

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Nancy Seyller has worked at CGH Medical Center in Sterling for 21 years, where she is a certified health unit coordinator, preparing patients' charts and carrying out doctors' orders. A Morrison resident, Nancy has two children, Christine Ross of Peoria and Timothy Seyller, a graduate student of music at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and a granddaughter, Hayley Ross, 7. I graduated from: Dundee High School in 1973. My first job was as a: Waitress. If I could try another profession, I would be: A chef. I like to cook. My philosophy to live by is: Do the best you can and be kind along the way. If I could change one thing about life, it would be: The devastating diseases that affect some people. My hero, and why: My mother. She is the most thoughtful and kind person I know. She is quick to offer help to family and friends, and she is a true lady. My idea of fun is: A ride in the fall to view the fall colors and stopping at an orchard. Appointment television: Food Network programs and "The Amazing Race." A sound I love is: Nature sounds in the early morning. A sound I hate is: A baby crying. The best thing I've read recently: John Grisham's "A Painted House." The movie about my life should star: Food Network chef Paula Deen. My biggest phobia is: Bugs. The first car I ever owned was: A Hornet. One person I'd like to meet is: Paula Deen. She's positive, loves her family and is a wonderful cook I am: Kind, sensitive, organized, and funny. Three essential items are: Family, books and peace. My biggest pet peeve is: People who interrupt conversations that don't involve them. My guilty pleasure is: Watching TV all day. Something people don't know about me: I have a passion for dogs. If I could be any person for a day, I would be: Paula Deen. She laughs and enjoys life and the people around her. If I could visit any place in the world, it would be: The Statue of Liberty. One thing I learned doing my job is: First impressions are very important. The best thing about Morrison: When raising my children, as a single parent, in Morrison, I felt the community was safe, the school system is wonderful and other parents took an interest in and looked out for my children. Do you know someone who ought to be featured in Know Your Neighbors? Call Phil Hartman at (815) 625-3600 or (800) 798-4085, ext. 524, or write to phartman@svnmail.com.