| I entered Heritage High in the middle of
my 10th year. Cindy Owens, within the first week, asked
me if I had accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior.
I answered, "yes" because it seemed like the right
answer. The reality of that answer occurred July 21, 1974
... after graduation!
Trivia ... When we, as Juniors, stole the "Senior
Sign" - it was in the trunk of my/our car for several
days.
I started Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in January
of 1975 and graduated in 2002! (It took awhile.)
I was married June of 1978, to who was, and remains, the
exact representation of Eve in the Garden of Eden!
I love a good game of volleyball and have played in a recreational
and competitive (co-ed) league off and on over the past
10 years.
I enjoy the activities of fishing and camping with family
and friends, although I like the solitude of doing it alone
from time to time.
I became a private pilot in 1989, which was a life-long
aspiration.
My favorite Psalm is the "long one" ... the119th.
It was always a chore to get through that one but one day,
some years ago, I finally got to the last verse and told
myself, "This is the first verse that I can relate
to!" The honesty and humility of that last verse has
captured that entire Psalm for me. It has been a GREAT catch
for me.
My first child came on New Year’s Day of 1980 ...
the labor went about 24 hours, which I coached as well as
the circumstances would permit. We named her Larae Faith.
Jennifer Joy came along 19 months later. Both daughters
have exemplified their middle names.
We’ve lived in Southern CA ... El Monte, an unincorperated
area of Ontario, then Montclair for 25 years ... and now
we live in the town of Castle Rock, Colorado! My wife was
raised in CO, so her side of the family is here.
I’m in a new career of treating water for public
consumption. My first employer lasted 25+ years working
with polystyrene food service containers in Fullerton, CA
... then was laid off. I went to a division of Coca-Cola
manufacturing 2 liter, 20 oz. ½ liter, etc. PET bottles.
Then I went to a chemical laboratory ... remember chemistry
with Mr. Wilks?? ... all I remember is the “activated-complex”
graph ... (go-figure). Anybody else remember that ... if
you do, you’re probably smiling. My last employer
here in CO was Insituform Technologies rehabilitating underground
pipe (sewer, storm drains etc.) without digging it up. I’m
loving this current water treatment employment in that it
is technical and analytical with challenging process conditions
that are a great fit for what makes me tick.
As with others in the class ... if you’re in the area
... you must stop by for a meal or spend a night or two
with us. Castle Rock is located south of Denver about 20
minutes.
Please feel free to e-mail me or phone me at home, anytime.
It was great speaking with some of you at the reunion via
Dr. Lawrence’s cell phone.
This is the view from our Townhome
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