Alan Wood:
CLASS OF 1952
First Lutheran SchoolClass of 1952
El monte, CA
El Monte High SchoolClass of 1956
El monte, CA
Alan's Story
Life
Hi. After High School it wasn't too long before I started the long road working. In the 60s I started pilot training to be an Airline Pilot. Got up to Commercial Rating and got married. That stopped the pilot training. I worked the next 36 years in Aerospace until I got "downsized" out. I then went to work in South Bend, Indiana, for about 5 months and then went to Indianoplace for a while. Had enough cold weather and returned to California. I then was out of work for almost a year. Nobody wanted a old male over 50. I finally found an airport service company to work for, for the next 7 or so years, and learned how to live on $9 an hour pay. Retired in November 2003. My wife and I moved to Kansas and ar...Expand for more
e learning how to dodge tornados. I have two wonderful kids! My daughter has 2 kids and they are great grand kids! My son informs me he never will have kids. End o' the line for this branch of the Wood family. My hobbies are (maybe I should say: were) photography, model railroading, music & singing (operatic), acting (not much in Kansas!), and lately eBaying. I must apologize for missing the last EMHS 1956 Class Reunion. I wasn't well at the time. Nowadays, my health is deteriorating rapidly, so I will probably miss the next one too. That's 'nuff for now. If you are healthy, take care of yourself! If you're not, keep on fighting to get better! Don't give up! "Too soon we get old, too late we get smart!"
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