Well, I don't have a picture since I hate my picture taken. BUT I was living in North Miami Beach working in the merchandising industry. When the store closed, I was transferred to Knoxville, TN. After several months in Knoxville, I decided to pursue a college degree in Elementary Education. I moved in with my sister, Judy, in Right Fork, KY and was accepted to Union College in Barbourville, KY. After two years I returned home for the summer of 1976 and secured a job at the Regional Office of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation at Clark Reservation State Park. I decided not to return to Kentucky and was accepted with full credits to SUNY Cortland while keeping my job at the Regional Office. One winter of driving 81 to Cortland aided my decision to stay with parks and recreation and retired in March of 2005. It was the right decision for me because I enjoyed getting up and going to work every day. Not that the education field is not rewarding because my sister Judy is definitely proof that it is. She has worked in the teaching field in both Southeastern Kentucky and Tennessee for 26+ years and has inspired many children, who otherwise would have dropped out, to continue their education. She was also awarded Teacher of the Year sponsored by a major national company. Kudos to you Judy. I am presently in Georgetown, Texas with both my two daughters who moved here after graduating from college, changing my plans to retire to Wilmington, NC. I have enjoyed my retirement traveling between Georgetown, TX and San Diego, CA (where I do alot of house/pet sitting)
I too am interested in what other classmates have been doing after graduation. It is interesting to see the many roads classmates have taken. This blog has brought classmates together and I enjoy pulling out my yearbook and looking up pictures of people who have published their ventures on the blog and comparing them with info next to their senior pictures.
I plan on traveling to San Diego in July and hope that Wayne, Tom and I can get together at the pub again. So if anyone is planning a trip to San Diego in July, let me know and I will see you at the pub. Austin, Texas is also a great city and close to San Antonio and the famous Riverwalk. Georgetown is a small unique old town just north of Austin. sjepoch@hotmail.com
Keep us up to date on what y'all are doing.
