1/10/2016 Reunion Funds-Centurians
Ironically as I am writing this, the movie The Big Chill is on in the background bringing back great music memories. The Class of 1970 has a dab of money left over since the 40th reunion.
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Many people in the ‘70 class won’t remember me. I was the quiet, painfully shy geek with black-rimmed glasses.
After graduation, I joined the Navy after a short attempt at a draft deferment when Viet Nam looked to be in my immediate future. I became a hospital corpsman. I was stationed on bases in California for a year and a half. I was assigned to the hospital ship; USS Sanctuary (AH-17) until it decommissioned in Philadelphia. We made several cruises to places like Columbia, South America, Haiti, Nassau and Wilmington, North Carolina. After returning to civilian life, I became a paramedic (held license for 18 years) and volunteered for a local fire department. They hired me in ‘79 and I worked my way up to Chief of Department. I've been to many schools and colleges, including the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy. I retired from the fire department in 2013 after 34 years of service.
I have been married twice. I have two sons from the first marriage. Both are in the Army. My oldest has two children. I have two sets of twins from my second marriage. Met my current wife working a second part time/full time job as a paramedic with Gold Cross Ambulance. She owned the company. She couldn’t date her employees. So, she fired me and I asked her to marry me. My life is full of joy. I love my family. I love my job.
I attended Central Missouri State College prior to military enlistment. After the Navy, I picked up my Associates in Fire Science at Penn Valley. I attended a year and a half at University of Missouri at Kansas City, working towards a degree in Public Administration, had to put it on hold to attend the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Md. I plan on finishing the degree soon with hopes of going for a Master's degree before I retire. Looking to become a City manager after finishing with the fire department. Attended a lot of specialized training around the country for fire service use.
So, I have been over compensating my shyness since I left High School. It paid off in my job and my personal life. I have no regrets other than I wish that I had made more friends and kept in touch along the way.
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