Buddy Estrella:
CLASS OF 1979
Superior High SchoolClass of 1979
Superior, WI
Buddy's Story
I am happily married to a beautiful person from Venezuel, South America. Lylia and I married in 1985 and have a terrific 16 year old son, Maximo. He is the crowning achievement of our life and he has rewarded us by loving God, respecting his parents and others, being a straight 'A' student since kindergarten, as well as a gifted athlete. Maximo is a high school sophomore and intends to attend college in pursuit of a double major in Law and a Masters in Business Administration. Along with his proficiency in Spanish he looks forward to a carreer as a consultant or lobbyist in the area of international commerce.
My bride Lylia enjoyed the priviledge of being a stay at home mother until Max started high school. She recently returned to the work force and teaches Spanish at Maximo's school; 'Vandergrift High School' in Austin.
While in at Superior Senior it was my dream to fly fighter jets in the U.S Air Force. I pursued the dream by attending UWS and entered the Air Force ROTC program as a pilot candidate. And although I sucessfuly completed the program and graduated in 1993, fate intervened and God revealed to me that it was not within HIS plans for me to live out my dream as a 'Top Gun.' (: Although I was very dissapointed by the unexpected change I later realized that had I become ...Expand for more
a pilot I never would have married Lylia and our son Maximo would not have been born. In retrospect, I am glad that life took the course that it did because I absolutely love my family and my role as a husband and father.
We live in Austin, Texas (since 1993) and I have enjoyed the adreneline (and risk) of being a self employed, small business owner of several successful enterprises since 1988. Currently I own and operate the 'Principle Mortgage Group;' a mortgage bank that provides residential and commercial financing within the great state of Texas.
Since high school I have stayed active physically and very much enjoy riding motocross, wake boarding, snow skiing (with good friends from our 'class of 79',) skydiving, scuba diving, shooting firearms,driving fast cars, and traveling domestically and internationally.
I enjoyed seeing many of our classmates at the 30th reunion that took place last July of 2009. If you were unable to attend the festivities I regret missing the opportunity to catch up with you.
Lylia and I plan to stay in Austin until Maximo graduates from college, after which we dream of spending half of each year in Venezuela. Lylia grew up on the carribean coast and it is the ideal place for a young / old couple to relax.
Best regards to my fellow class of 1979.
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