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After Catalina attended U of A. Graduated in 1965 with a B.S. in
Mechanical Engineering. Met my wife Sandy Bell (CHS Class of
'63) at the U of A and we were married in 1966. After U of A
served in the U.S Air Force (for 3-1/2 years) as a Field Training
Detachment Commander (on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan)
with final rank of Captain. In 1969 accepted a job in Engineering
with McDonnell Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, CA working on
the DC-10 airplane program and then Engineering project
administration. Received a MBA from Cal State Long Beach in
1977. Went to work for Northrop Corporation in 1983 in Pico
Rivera, CA where I was the manager for the engineering
drawing release department. In 1995 hired back with McDonnell
Douglas (now Boeing) in Long Beach on the C-17 transport
aircraft program working in Engineering project management.
Retired in 2008 and am now seem busier than ever. We have
three children - 2 sons (ages 42 and 30) and a daughter (age
39). Three grandchildren from our daughter - 2 grandsons
(ages 12 and 8) and a granddaughter (age 6) plus a brand new
granddaughter from our oldest son and his wife. All live nearby
and it is delightful to be a part of the changes in their lives.
Keep busy with church worship and activities, exercise classes
at the gym, playing golf and bridge regularly, and being
grandparents.
Mechanical Engineering. Met my wife Sandy Bell (CHS Class of
'63) at the U of A and we were married in 1966. After U of A
served in the U.S Air Force (for 3-1/2 years) as a Field Training
Detachment Commander (on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan)
with final rank of Captain. In 1969 accepted a job in Engineering
with McDonnell Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, CA working on
the DC-10 airplane program and then Engineering project
administration. Received a MBA from Cal State Long Beach in
1977. Went to work for Northrop Corporation in 1983 in Pico
Rivera, CA where I was the manager for the engineering
drawing release department. In 1995 hired back with McDonnell
Douglas (now Boeing) in Long Beach on the C-17 transport
aircraft program working in Engineering project management.
Retired in 2008 and am now seem busier than ever. We have
three children - 2 sons (ages 42 and 30) and a daughter (age
39). Three grandchildren from our daughter - 2 grandsons
(ages 12 and 8) and a granddaughter (age 6) plus a brand new
granddaughter from our oldest son and his wife. All live nearby
and it is delightful to be a part of the changes in their lives.
Keep busy with church worship and activities, exercise classes
at the gym, playing golf and bridge regularly, and being
grandparents.
Last Updated: June 2010
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