Hello! We’re the Lindsey family and we’ve recently (last August) moved back to St. Johns from Queen Creek. Both Tony and I were raised here; Tony’s parents are Tony and Yolanda Lindsey, and my parents are Ted and Julie Raban. We have 7 children with 3 left at home, a son attending ASU, a son serving a mission in Brazil, and our 2 oldest children are married and have blessed us with 4 grandchildren! Tony has been in IT most of his life and currently manages the IT department at Navopache. I have been fortunate to be a stay-at-home mom most of our married life.
It’s a wonderful thing how life slows down in a small town and priorities are realized. One of the many things we truly love about being home is living near family and being reunited with old friends (many we’ve grown up with) who truly love and care for each other. There are many larger-than-life individuals (past and present) in this community that we will always look up to who have helped shape our characters. It’s important to us that our children have the same opportunities to learn and glean from those wisdoms, too.
We’ve always felt a draw to move home and raise our children in this environment. We have also had the desire to live near our parents as they are growing older, so when an opening became available at Navopache, Tony applied, and we were blessed to get the job! Over the years we have wanted our children to enjoy the same experiences and traditions that were afforded to us growing up here, so when it came time to choose where we would live, we had no intention on living anywhere but SJ! There’s a sense of security, belonging, heritage, and purpose that can pull hometown folks to their roots. We could not deny that pull and have long felt a responsibility to our family and our community. We’ve been fortunate to live in many wonderful places such as Utah, Texas, Georgia, etc., but at the end of the day, this is home and “There’s no place like home.” We’re so happy to be here!
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