Dale Cook:  

CLASS OF 1967
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Waterford, MI

Dale's Story

Well its not much of a story, but here goes. After graduation went into the army, Me and Al Spong we joined together, wen.t to Viet Nam came back with no holes in me but Al didn't fair so good. Went to work for my Dad at the Construction Co for a couple years. Got married had two Kids, Lived out in Davisburg till 73 or 4 Moved to union lake, Bought a house there and ran the Sod Farm there on Lochaven road for a couple years. Quit Drinking when i was 28 (Not because i didn"t like it) went to work for Truck and coach around 79 or 80, lasted a year or so, then to JC Penneys Driving Truck and taking care of their Maintance program on the trucks, that was down in Troy. That lasted till about 83. Went to work For IFL Refineries buying Gold all over the country till about 88, Gold went down and I had the IRS after me so I quit that. In 86 I got a divorce it seems the drinking had nothing to do with my attraction to dfferent women. Sold the house on Lochaven gave her half, moved to clarkston Me an a Guy Named Gene Bryant From Clarkston Were doing Landscaping and stuff. He Died from a drug overdose so I went back to buying gold and in my travels landed in West Palm Beach Fl. Moved down here in 91 Went to work At Baileys Garage as a Mechanic,a...Expand for more
nd later to the Palm Beach Airport where me and my brother in law contract Fleet maint, to Delta UPS Northwest Jet Blue and anybody else that needs something fixed, Married a Girl From Clarkston Faye Ross and lived happley ever after or until one day i went to the Va for a broken hand x ray just to find out i have Lukimia from Agent orange i was exposed to in Viet Nam. A few rounds of kemo and a pill box the size of a hat box and life is still pretty good. There's all the race car stuff and motor cycles and going fast things i left out. Thats been an ongoing thing since 65 I still race have a 64 comet convertable, just got rid of the Harley, Have another house up in ardmore Tenn, Might retire there. Have 7 grand kids 2 girls 5 boys 4 are mine 3 hers, but i love em like my own. One Daughters lives in South bend Indiana. (Kristie) And Clarkston (Natalie) Kris has a boy and a girl and so Does Nat, Don't get to see them as much as id like. It all seems like yesterday, I'am 60 goin on 17, I've had so much fun i feel bad sometimes that its about over. Everything is like it happened yesterday. Oh well Live till ya die dad always said. Every Race are i ever had had my slogan painted on it USE IT UP< WEAR IT OUT< EAT IT ALL. I've done my best.
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