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Royal KRIEGER

Royal Krieger's bio as of July 2019

    After graduation, I enrolled full-time at Sacramento City College. The following year, I turned 18 and enlisted in the US Army, qualifying for the Army Security Agency (intelligence). In Jan. ’60, I was stationed just south of Tokyo at Camp Zama, Japan for 2.5 years. I made rank quickly, so life and privileges were good, at least that’s what I choose to remember. Upon discharge, I returned to graduate from Sac. City College, and then transferred to San Francisco State as a business major, where I graduated a year and a half later.

    I joined the Emporium-Capwell Company in San Francisco in their management training program for a couple years (sort of like KP but you get to wear a suit). The good news while there, I met and married Kathy. The bad news I hated big company life and confirmed that I was the entrepreneurial type (While attending SF State, I built a 100,000 circulation local shopping newspaper and, while at the Emporium, I started a gift manufacturing business on the side).

    Still searching for the meaning of a higher life after high school, I enrolled in Golden Gate University’s evening MBA program. Meanwhile, I quit the Emporium, liquidated the gift business and joined one of the first financial planning firms in the country. There was a lot to learn plus getting licensed in insurance, securities and real estate; being multi-licensed was rare in those days.

    Two years later, I had my MBA, started to figure out the financial planning business and was blessed with our first child, Virginia (Ginny). Two plus years later, Richard (Rick) completed the family. They have been the greatest joy in my life. Both are happily married and doing well. Ginny has two boys and Rick has a boy and girl. Grandkids are great!

    In 1976, I started my own financial planning, insurance and investment firm with Rich Campbell, an attorney from the prior company. Our firm had the creative name Krieger-Campbell, Inc., located in Oakland, CA. Rich and I retired in 2009.

    Life has been good, but not without some sorrow. After 26 years, my marriage failed in 1992. Fortunately, we were and are civil people and worked through it with as much grace as possible. I have not remarried.

    I have many interests and fortunately am in excellent health. I took up running in my late 30’s, ran a lot of races over the next 35 years, collected a pile of T-shirts, but no trophies. Guess I just liked to be with sweaty people gasping for breath. Also played a lot of USTA tennis.

I've always loved to read, mostly non-fiction. Have run out of bookcases...help!
Still don't own a TV, mostly a waste of time but do take four daily newspapers. Internet and YouTube keeps me current if I need the visuals.

In the mid '80s I became a member of the National and East Bay Rose Societies. Since retirement I've become the Consulting Rosarian at the Morcom Rose Garden, 2,500+ roses, give pruning demonstrations, tours, lectures, and lots of physical work there...love it!

I stopped playing the piano professionally after college, it paid for a lot of college expenses. However, still play a bit for my own enjoyment and annoying the neighbors.

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