Bernard Weber Jr:
CLASS OF 1963
Redwood High SchoolClass of 1963
Visalia, CA
Bernard's Story
Start typing your story here. After high school I worked at longs drugs and attended 4c's business college for two years. Certificates in hand and courses completed I enlisted in the Air Force during the Vietnam War, trained in military combat and Air Traffic Control Operations. Transferred over seas to a Center Radar Approach Control facility handling B52, F4, F5, KC135 and Air Carrier Aircraft, flying operations in/out of Vietnam and many Pacific destinations. In 1971 I was hired by the Federal Aviation Administration, stationed at the Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center in Fremont California, for a two year time period. Then, in 1973 I transferred to the Flight Service Station in Elko Nevada, where I became a certified Air Traffic Control Specialist, working data processing, weather reporting, pilot weather briefing and in-flight operations. A position became available in Reno, Nevada, so I applied, was selected in 1976, moved my family and worked in...Expand for more
the Reno Flight Service Station until January 2005. The facility was contracted out to Lockheed Martin, closed and all personnel moved to Prescott Arizona in June 2005. I retired, but still wanted to work with the special skills and knowledge I acquired through the many years of service in the government. Then, in July 2005 I received a phone call from a weather contractor in Florida who needed weather observers as soon as possible, to be stationed in Reno, Nevada. Since I was a certified weather observer with plenty of experience I was hired, started working in October 2005 and I'm still working part-time in the Reno Air Traffic Control Tower doing Weather Operations. My wife and I have been married for 45 years, we have a son and a daughter both married and 3 special grand-daughters. Yes, we have been blessed and with good health we try to enjoy each and every day, especially the time with family and friends. Take care and I will see you at the reunions..
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