DeWayne Gipe:
CLASS OF 1957
Salinas High SchoolClass of 1957
Salinas, CA
DeWayne's Story
Life
Hello to all. My name is DeWayne Gipe, the Duke. After high school I went into the the U.S. Army. I married Susan Slater, class of 1960 in 1960. We have three daughters Cindy, Jenny, and Debbie. I worked in Salinas for 20 years, as a bodyman and painter 17 of those years for the Cadillac Garage. As the body shop forman. Then for Precision Body Shop for three years. In 1979 I moved to Sonora California, and started DeWayne Body Shop, and Precision Frame and Wheel Alignment. Which I owned for 20 years. In the year of 2000, I sold my business. But got board of retirement. Then went to work for Cloumbia College, and taught auto body for three years. Which was great. In the year of 2003, I went for a ride in a small plane to Monterey Cali...Expand for more
fornia. We ran of gas at 5000 feet, and crashed on to a golf corse near the Monterey Airport. Since that time I had my Right Knee replaced, my lower back operatated on, A complete Right Shoulder repair. and a complete Right Hip replacement. I can still walk and do work, and travel. I was the best in all my physcial therapy classes. People would ask the therapist when can I do what DeWayne does? They the therapist would say when you think you are John Wayne. Because DeWayne does. They now call me the Duke. I have earned that name the hard way. ( DeWayne the Duke)
If you want to tough in life thats ok. But please don't crash in an airplane. You might not be as lucky as I was. Best wishes to all of my class mates
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