Charlie Rico:
CLASS OF 1945
Phineas Banning High SchoolClass of 1945
Wilmington, CA
Charlie's Story
CHARLIE RICO Born April 12, 1927 making me 81 years old today. Graduated Winter 1945. Served U.S.Navy after High School. After Service worked 3 1/2 years Long Beach Naval Shipyard and enrolled into Frank Wiggins Trade School studied Art for Commercial Art training in 1950-1951. Graduated with honors and hired into the Junior College school system as a Graphic Designer at Los Angeles Harbor College. I was there for 37 years and midway I returned to college to get a teaching degree. I was graduated with honors from UCLA extention courses and taught Graphic Design for 17 years in the the evening school program at Los Angeles Harbor College. I married a wonderful Greek girl who attended Banning High School with me until I entered the service. We married very young and stayed married for 57 years and we raised a family of 2 girls and they both received an education...Expand for more
after High School, the oldest became an elementary school teacher eventuly becoming an Assistant Principal. They married and we became grand parents of two boys and one girl. They married and to this date we have 8 great grandchildren. Unfortunately we lost our youngest daughter to Leukemia at age 46. She had raised two young men and we are very proud of them. The oldest is a Freshmen Football coach and assistant Varsity Baseball coach at Lakewwood High School in Lakewood, California.I am retired now but at age 81 I still have the skills and keep a hand at the art which has been my lifeline. I retired in 1988 and I am sad to say that I am a widower having lost my Unique Greek wife to lung cancer in 2001. Life goes on and I'm still trying to stay healthy and I would like to make 90 years of age if the Good Lord will let me.
Carlos "Charlie" Rico
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