Ed Shevlin:
CLASS OF 1950
Woonsocket High SchoolClass of 1950
Woonsocket, RI
US Department of Agriculture - Graduate SchoolClass of 1981
Washington, DC
George Washington University - Graduate SchoolClass of 1974
Washington, DC
Industrial College of the Armed ForcesClass of 1968
Washington, DC
Providence CollegeClass of 1954
Providence, RI
Ed's Story
Having made it to age 80 it seems appropriate to look back on the early years and see how much I 've forgotten.
Fortunately I have good memories of many good friends. I also have occasional flash backs to the baseball and football fields ... like a couple of concussions that put me on automatic pilot that Gus didn't know about and a few other misadventures that I survived.
College and military service are not much worth mentioning because I was luckier than most and am still in one piece. The incidents I remember are of the heroics of a few associates including one who didn't survive repeated torture at the hands of the enemy, but never gave in ... "Semper Fi", Sol. The years in NCIS were nothing like the TV program: We were always short on agents, money and equipment, but somehow accomplished the same things, but not so quickly or...Expand for more
dramatically.
Family life ... I marvel how Vicki still puts up with me! 7 children to raise while I couldn't always get home every night. A couple of years in GITMO was a family hardship, but that, too is past.
Knowing what some would call bigger- than-life people taught me that they all put on their pants one leg at a time and if there are some who could be called a pompous ass, there are more who are down to earth great folks no better nor worse than the good friends I remember from school days.
Perhaps I can sum it up saying I have been blessed with a good wife and good friends, but I credit my friends and family and the community that prepared me for life.
I have a resume' posted on LinkedIn for any who actually give a hoot for what I've done over the years, but don't waste your time. We are all survivors and God Bless you all.
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