Dennis Matthews:  

Following graduation from high school, I played at being a college student at san mateo j.c. for 4 months. Seeing the writing on the wall, I entered the Navy and spend 2+ years on the aircraft carrier coral sea. It was during my enlistment that I met my future wife (45 years and still going). She had the sense to dump me twice before I finlly wore her down and we were married on 4/20/63. We worked for a year and I then returned to college. 6 1/2 years later I earned my MBA from U.C. Berkeley. Our only daughter was born during my final year of grad. school. I went to work in Syracuse NY and slowly worked my way back to California. I spent my carear in urban renewal, eventually working my way to the directorship of several redevelopment agencies. My wife started coll...Expand for more