Glen Bailia:  

CLASS OF 1974
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Park ridge, IL
Park ridge, IL

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Life Born 2/9/56. Glenn Bailia to Raymond and Vivian Bailia. Always dabbled in electronics for Father was a TV & radio repairman. Mom was a activist in church and choir. 3 sisters. Becky the youngest, Norma my 1 year apart twin and Terry the oldest in the family. Went to Algonquin Elementary School till 69 then to Blackhawk middle school in Park Forest, Illinois. Grad in 1969. At Blackhawk Ele. I was taught to dive under the desk, tuck in my head to my a..., and kiss the world goodbye during the Cuban Missile Crisis and cried when they shot JFK. Moved to Park Ridge, Illinois in the mid 1970's. Lived at Edison Park Home for boys on Canfield Ave. in Edison Park for 2.5 Years with some of the wildest guys ya want to know, [ the young discovery years] but all Gems. Put myself through High school for the remain of years till 1974 while living in a sleeping room in Des Plaines, Ill. Made a living before and after school making, delivering and running sometime a pizza place at Toughy and Canfield roads called Tab's Pizza. Missed Viet Nam by 3 month's. at Classification 1H. Almost graduated from Main South High School at 3 months to go with a 3.8 GPA if not for a disagreement with a mob figure in the area of Chicago. ...Expand for more
Main South was great! Loved Photography - Mach. Shop -Auto Shop - Math and Gymnastics. Won 2 scholarships from school contests in Photography and Mach. Shop but never perused them. Bailed to Park forest in 75. Took up Automobile Mechanics in 1975 self taught. Took up auto sales in 76. Took up welding in 77. Took up truck, Tractor - Trailer OTR DMV in 78. Took up Mach. Shop Eng. rebuilding in79. Worked as a department head at Hoekstra Uniform Rental Service in South Holland for 1.5 years. Got Married to Kelly Golden in 1980. Lasted 6 yrs. She was the best women I ever knew but too young in mind for today’s challenges. Worked my own businesses since then to date. I have 7 trades, Electrician, HVAC, Refrigeration, Computer Builder-Tech.[IE:Systems Integrator and Administrator], Systems Analyze., Gen'l Contractor Home-Commercial and Sound Engineer ...amongst other occupations specific to my life’s travels and needs. I very much like Traditional Jazz Music. I am not married but have lived with my girlfriend for 13 years. She is a tough old German woman who would like to try too Keep Me In-Line. I love her and probably will for life. Spend my days working like most and enjoying the better life when able.
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