Growing up in Longmeadow I remember shoveling show for neighbors for .50 an hour. After LHS I was tired of snow and wanted a college in a warmer place, so I chose Dickinson College in Carlisle PA (not Farleigh Dickinson). Carlisle at one point was the summer training camp for the Redskins football team. But more importantly was the Army War college was there, making it a great place to march for peace!
I met my future wife Roselle there. She was two years behind me. I met her on a blind date, and after the date her roommate said “You’re going to marry that guy”. I did, in her senior year before graduation.
After college I became an officer in the Navy for 3 1/2 years. My draft number was in the low range, and I certainly didn’t want to go to Vietnam.
I was footloose after my discharge, so eventually Roselle and I moved to Richmond VA. We lived with her parents for a year, the got an apartment, then built a house. We kept saying Richmond was temporary, but it turned out to be a great place to live and raise kids. (I actually live in Midlothian, VA, a suburb of Richmond. Midlothian was named one of the top places to live in a national magazine).
We had two kids, Jamie and Laura, both of whom followed their mother into the teaching profession. They’ve found their passion, they’re happy, and they have health benefits through their schools. What more could one ask for as a parent? (Well, grand kids would be nice, but none seem to be forthcoming)
Roselle and I recently celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary, and are hoping to stay together for many more years.
Retirement is wonderful, as I’m sure many of you know.
I hope to see many of you at the reunion!
Submitted: 3/31/2018