Dave Bese:
CLASS OF 1968
Kent - Meridian High SchoolClass of 1968
Kent, WA
Dave's Story
What a long strange trip it has been . . . . .
After graduation, I worked the summer and fall at Stokely's in Kent. In Novemeber, I enlisted in the US Navy; spent 3 months in San Diego bootcamp then Frisco (Treasure Island for Damage Control 'A' School. After school I went thru Firefighting school in San Diego, Structural Firefighting in Frisco; Survival School at Coronado (ahhh, the beaches of the Silver Strand. In June 1969 I was assigned to Naval Support Detachment, DaNang, VietNam for Firefighting where I served for 19 months. I took R&R in January 1970 in Sydney, Australia. Upon return to US, I got married February 6, 1971 in San Bernadino, CA and was assigned to the USS Samuel Gompers, a huge floating repair ship. I made one WESPAC cruise g...Expand for more
oing to Hawaii, Japan, the Philipines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and VietNam again.
Upon discharge; I returned to WA and in April 1973, hired on at Boeing/Fabrication Division as a Non-deign ToolMaker/Machinist, where I worked for 36 years. During that time; I had two sons, David II 1974, Patrick, 1975 and a daughter; Constance in 1978.
In 2005 my wife of 34 years decided she deserved a younger man and deserted me; moving first to CA for a year, then returning to file for divorce.She got a ton of $$, which she blew in less tha 2 years, I got my home and my freedom; a good deal .
I retired Feb 27, 2009 and have travelled across half the country; camping and rockhounding. I now keep a quiet life with my cat and my garden.
I have 3 gran3sons (1 adopted)
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