Bill Smith:  

Greetings to the Class of 1960! A correction to the yearbook. In the 1960 Koala, my picture was reversed with another William ROBERT Smith. Now I am sure he is a very nice man, but my name is William R. Smith (friends called me Bill)_ and my correct photo is on page 51, second line down, second from left and yes, I was the one in ROTC as a platoon leader (and was on the award winning rifle team.) Our rifle team was awarded the first ever school letter given other than for major sports, because of our winning the Western ROTC shooting match in 1960. I entered and served in the Navy from 1960 to 1964. I served as an Electronic Tech and was based in the San Diego area at a transmitter sight which provided communications for the entire Eastern Pacific for all Navy ships. One vivid memory was being on duty the day President Kennedy was killed - I was convinced we were about to go to war because of the messages that were being sent to all Naval units. I am fortunate enough to be retired from banking and teaching money management classes. I have lived in northern California for 28 years. I am now widowed. Not long ago, I lost the love of my life of 34 years to an agressive form of breast cancer. My wife was an exceptional lady, mother, and partner. She attended Orange High School in So. Cal. We both fought the cancer ...Expand for more