Gary Ahlstrom:  

I was born in Coos Bay, Oregon. My parents were the late Harold and Chris Ahlstrom. I have a couple of brothers, Dennis and Richard, and a sister, Nancy. I attended Milner Crest Grade School in Coos Bay, and Madison Avenue Grade School in what was once Empire (now Western Coos Bay). I graduated from Michigan Avenue Junior High in 1962. I graduated from Marshfield Senior High School in 1966. I attended Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay and graduated in 1969 with an Associate in Art degree. In addition, I ran cross-country, lettered in track and field, and was active in student government while attending SWOCC. I attended and graduated from the University of Oregon in Eugene in 1974 with a bachelors degree in psychology. I attended some graduate level courses there, but never completed my program. Instead I decided it was time to go out into the world and begin living life as many of my friends were doing then....Expand for more