http://www.radwin.org/awalt/class/1967.html The Awalt High School Alumni Directory is an e-mail/web page listing of alumni, faculty and staff from the former Chester F. Awalt High School in Mountain View, California. en-us Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:38:11 GMT http://www.radwin.org/awalt/detail/000261.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:38:11 GMT 261,1264786691@www.radwin.org/awalt/ Updated 29-Jan-2010. I graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1971 had a 28 year career in the Navy/Navy Reserve flying F-4's and A-4's. I took early retirement from Northwest Airlines in August 2008, and we split our time between our longtime home in Virginia Beach (winter) and our beloved home on the shore of Flathead Lake in Montana. (summer) Mary and I have been married for 38 years. Our oldest son, Dan (USNA '94) and wife, Cheryl, both work for GE Power Systems in Atlanta and are expecting their first child in June 2010. Our middle son, Paul (USNA '97, UCLA MBA '07) is President of Jetpool LLC, an aircraft management company in Charlotte, NC. He and his wife, Nicole, have two daughters, currently 6 and 3. Paul and I had a memorable trip to the Embraer factory in southern Brazil to pick up a client's Phenom 100 executive jet and ferry it to the US. Our youngest son, Mark (UVa '00, Wm & Mary Law '08) and his wife, Meredith, live in Oceanside, CA. Mark is a Marine Corps JAG Officer and is scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan later in 2010. My mom still lives in the same house on Cuesta Drive and has survived a heart attack and a broken hip. She will be 89 in March. http://www.radwin.org/awalt/detail/002576.html Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:03:42 GMT 2576,1264615422@www.radwin.org/awalt/ Updated 27-Jan-2010. Moved to El Dorado, CA in Aug 08. Still visit the bay area often. http://www.radwin.org/awalt/detail/001112.html Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:10:59 GMT 1112,1263957059@www.radwin.org/awalt/ Updated 19-Jan-2010. Been doing a fair amount of traveling. Spent nearly half of last year in Costa Rica and flitted around the U.S. the rest of the time. Sold the R.V. in October (boo hoo!) but the Harley will take up some of the slack. (Sturgis in August was a hoot!) May make another run to Kazakstan in May. Holler if ya wanna come along. Hope you're a doing well. http://www.radwin.org/awalt/detail/002187.html Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:32:46 GMT 2187,1263749566@www.radwin.org/awalt/ Updated 17-Jan-2010. I moved to Mt. View in '59 when my folks went to work for Hewlett Packard. We moved in across the street from Barry Richardson, down the street from Danny Cuneo, around the corner from Ken Jaffe, Nolan Hubley, & Garrick Miyamoto, two blocks from Steve Grubb, three blocks from Leslie Prindle, four blocks from Pat Lent, Mike Doro, & Stan Sooter, five blocks from Craig Thomas, and six blocks from Larry Quadro. I went to Bubb, and Graham before Awalt. After Awalt I met Craig Thomas's girl friends sister Diane Metz, went to Foothill J.C., obtained my private pilots certificate, my draft # was 177, and life was good. I got a letter from the D.O.D. in '70, and like Ross Gadeberg, I joined to "beat" the draft. I wanted to fly helicopters but flight school was closed, so I was "convinced" to become a crew-cheif, and stay with aviation while waiting for a flight school slot to open. I went to basic at Fort Ord, transportation school in Virginia, and then was stationed back at Fort Ord where Diane and I were married, and again life was good. Ten months later(still no opening in flight school) I received orders for Viet Nam that found me dispensing justice from the back seat of a light observation helicopter in the central highlands of II Corps in '72'73. Five shoot-downs later, I made it home all in one piece, but the part of me that Diane married stayed in Viet Nam, and the part that came home no longer interested her, so we parted company in '75. I went to work for Longs Drugs in Antioch Ca., and was working for them when my folks were transfered to the calculator division of H.P. in Corvallis Oregon. On my first visit with them, I took one look around Oregon, and turned in my notice to Longs & the Bay Area for greener pastures. I went to work for H.P. Corvallis in '77, where I served an apprentice for (and became) a model-maker- machinist.I took up bowhunting for elk, and also fell in with a colorful group of hang-glider pilots which I flew with for five years until a little girl from Indiana came along and settled me down. Anna and I were married in '82, we had Ryan in '84, and Juliana in '86. I transfered to the printer division of H.P. in Vancouver Wa. in '90 where we are now. I became involved in the restoration of a 7ECA Citabria airplane, which after resteration we flew to the EAA convention in Oshkosh Wisconsin, twice. While at the convention the second time, I fell in love with a kit plane design called a "Van's RV-8", so after the Citabria partnership broke up I started building my own airplane in '99, and it is still a work in process. To view the project go to www.rv-8.com and look under Randy Griffin. So I've been married to Anna for 22 years, been with H.P. for 27 years, Ryan is at WSU, Juliana is at CWU, the folks are still in Corvallis, and you are now up to date with probably more information about me than you ever wanted to know. http://www.radwin.org/awalt/detail/000942.html Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:14:32 GMT 942,1260918872@www.radwin.org/awalt/ Updated 15-Dec-2009. I moved to Monterey to work at the Defense Language Institute in May 2006 then moved on to another job here in Jan 2009. This place is awesome, do a lot of mountain biking and surfing, sometimes get together with Dan Nichols. The news is I am married to a beautiful Italian woman as of Dec 4th, 2009. No space for details really but we are very happy. I visited her in July and the rest is history. Had a great time crashing the 40th for the class of '69 this summer, had to drive John Iaquinto home haha. It was nice seeing some old friends from long ago. My brother Rich was '69 and is in Seattle, brother Brian '71 is near Placerville and baby sis Kathy was '73 and moved to Gilroy a few years ago from Morgan Hill. http://www.radwin.org/awalt/detail/001294.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:52:21 GMT 1294,1256709141@www.radwin.org/awalt/ Updated 27-Oct-2009. I am a violinist and violist and earned my music degrees at the University of California, Los Angeles. I am also a violin-maker and I make stringed instruments to loan, free of charge to emerging artists, through my Foundation - Fondazione MAESTRO Cremona. My performing positions included Concertmaster of the Palisades Symphony, violist and violinist in the Pasadena Symphony, Santa Barbara Symphony, and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. In addition, I enjoy performing both instruments in chamber music concerts. I was active in recording for motion pictures, TV,and recordings in the Los Angeles commercial music industry. Besides my position as the Director of Music Development at Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences, and Vice-Chair of the MAESTRO Foundation, I founded and directed the San Juan Islands Chamber Music Festival in Washington State from 1991 to 2002. In 2003, I founded the Fondazione MAESTRO Cremona for which I serve as President and Executive Director. My son, Matthew, is 29 and currently working and living in Manhattan. I am in my 8th year as a resident of Cremona, Italy - the city which was home to the greatest luthiers of all time - Stradivari, Amati, and Guarneri, to name a few. I truly hope that if you find yourself in the area, you will stop by and visit. http://www.radwin.org/awalt/detail/001094.html Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:20:06 GMT 1094,1254410406@www.radwin.org/awalt/ Updated 1-Oct-2009. Hey, I've just turned 60 and I still have all my black hair!! Still involved with the collecting of classical music on vinyl...3800 LPs and 10" EPs and counting. I read voraciously, still with Arnold Schoenberg as my major emphasis....but that includes Mahler, Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Marc, Bruno Walter, Otto Klemperer, and many others. Schoenberg seemed to know about everyone involved in the arts for the first half of the 20th century. His "Theory on Harmony" is his opus. I've read it countless times.... will probably continue doing so in the future. Be sure to check out the web site, if you're curious about what the truly committed will do to achieve musical nirvana! http://www.radwin.org/awalt/detail/001021.html Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:13:46 GMT 1021,1250741626@www.radwin.org/awalt/ Updated 19-Aug-2009. I have been living in Sonora,Ca. for 12 yrs. We have a beautiful 3 acre home with a plethora of wildlife. I have a great job and family. I robbed the cradle and have been married,again,for almost 17 yrs. My wonderful husband is,Denis Morrison,class of 1971,anyone remember him? He is currently employed by SFPUC. He's really changed, you wouldn't recognize him! We are grandparents to three year old Evan and almost one year old Logan. We love being Papa and Grandma! We are lucky that they live a couple hrs away. I have connected with a few classmates on facebook. It's fun learning all about what's happening in their lives. Look me up, I'll keep in touch! Lynn http://www.radwin.org/awalt/detail/001160.html Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:34:28 GMT 1160,1248644068@www.radwin.org/awalt/ Updated 26-Jul-2009. Hello to all you "almost Seniors"! Well, after 20 years of Logging & self-employment in Idaho, I am now a Government retiree. Living life on a small farm in WA & Collecting vintage cars here by the Columbia River & loving it! http://www.radwin.org/awalt/detail/001109.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:10:56 GMT 1109,1247155856@www.radwin.org/awalt/ Updated 9-Jul-2009. Married 1971-2000. Have lived in Chico, CA, since 1985. Took early retirement in 11/07. Just hit the big "6- 0". Enjoying the "slower" life. Haven't taking up any volunteering as yet but the thought is there. Enjoying reading a book in a day, hanging out with my old lady cat, she's 16 years, and just relaxing. However, I haven't been able to fill all my time - so my house is cleaner than it's been in 40 years! Spending time with my "grands" is my main joy. Sophia, 4 1/2 years, will be starting Kindergarten 8/09. Hope to volunteer in her class like I did when her dad was in school. William is 2 1/2 and is one goofy little guy. Their dad is my son Mike. My daughter, Katie, has been on disability since 12/26/06 after taking a fall down a flight of stairs at work.No idea when she'll be able to return to work or what she'll be able to do. She and her husband, Eric, have been married since 2004. No "grands" planned from that union. Katie, Eric and I just returned from a 6500 miles, 16- state trip to the Mid-West and some of the southern states. What an magnificent country we live in and it was a joy to see more of it. One weird experience: had some rings fixed recently by Pete Cuneo here in Chico, CA. Turns out Pete is the little brother of Danny Cuneo! So - hey, there Danny. Your brother is an awesome jeweler!! If you ever get around the Chico, CA, area, please let me know. We might not have been close at Awalt but we do have that connection. God bless!