Arthur Castillo:  

I attended grade school at Briarwood elementary, Jefferson Junior High and then Wilcox High, I left school and joined the Navy. I completed my education during my first two years in the Navy and then went on to college. I retired from the Navy as an E-9 (Master Chief)and completing twenty two years of service. While in the Navy I traveled extensevly and manage to stay single for about ten years. I date off and on with a girl that I knew since Junior High and High School (Susan Valencia); We were married and divorced with-in a year. Two years later, met someone new; married and divorced five years later. Finally I met and married the right women; we've been married now for thirty-four years. We only had one child between us, a baby girl, we named her Maria after my oldest sister. Sandy had four daughter from a previous marriage; their names are Candice,Kimberley,Sandra and Barbe; which I raised as my own. I was very lucky that Sandy's X was completely out of the picture. (It made things so much easier). We lived on the Naval base at Lemoore Naval Air Station for two years and then transferred to a ship out of San Diego California. We were their for three and a half years; I Retired from the Navy in February of 1987. We moved to Hanford Calif. Hanford; a small town located in the Central Vally 30 miles south of Fresno Ca. I started working for the Department of Corrections and did so for the next 22.5 years. I worled for three adult prisons and one Juvenile Youth Authority institution. I worked at the adult prisons for fourteen years. I was offered a position as Officer in charge of the Food Service Department at the Northern California Youth Correctional Center in Stockton Ca. Which meant we had to move from Hanford;selling our home and move to Stockton. I really enjoyed my job at CYA; I was accountable and responsible for feedingof over twen...Expand for more