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My mother felt that my brother and I needed male guidance. Her occupation as a waitress did not allow time and money so she placed both us in a Catholic military school which I attended for grade levels 1st, 2nd and 4th.
Highlights of my journey include:
Great friendships and association with remarkable people who influenced my life
Becoming a middleweight boxing champion
Six years of active military service as a military policeman, dog handler, and door gunner on gunship in Vietnam
Becoming an exhibition skydiver and parachutist with 800 jumps
Running over 20 years including 13 marathons, and
Managing a nightclub in the San Francisco Bay Area that fostered the likes of Moby Grape and the Grateful Dead
After the Vietnam war, I married and had my first of two children. Working as a professional photographer for a large color processor I managed a staff that provided services for 30 or so High Schools and Universities. Sports photography included
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