James Arata:
CLASS OF 1981
Lake Braddock Secondary SchoolClass of 1981
Burke, VA
The Community SchoolClass of 1980
Tehran,
All Saints SchoolClass of 1976
Portland, OR
Burley High SchoolClass of 1974
Charlottesville, VA
Laurelhurst Elementary SchoolClass of 1967
Portland, OR
James's Story
Life
I left Burke in June of 1981 for the pacific northwest. I attended school and worked in a bar at night at one of Seattles best saloons.( FX McRory's for anyone who has been to Seattle.) After several years of this I figured out that while spending my life in a bar was great fun, I wasn't getting rich. So in 1985, on a dare from a co-worker I took the Seattle Police civil service test. Suprise! I scored high enough to claim a spot in the academy. I figured I must have an aptitude for this kind of work. Those who remember me from LBSS would agree that I did not have much of an aptitude for any other kind of work so I took the department up an their offer of employment and found it to be a pretty wise decision. I was one of the founding member's of this countries first mountain bike police squads. (1990-1992) I was t...Expand for more
hen accepted on my departments SWAT team. I spent 5 years on the team. ( 1992-1997)I somehow survived my experience in SWAT and was promoted to Sergeant in 1997. I then became the superviser of an undercover narcotics task force of police and DEA agents that operated in Western Washington. Today I am a patrol superviser in the downtown area of Seattle. ( I'll bet you feel safer already!) I have been married to my wife Lisa since June of 1992. She is a retired executive from Microsoft who is now a proud stay at home mom. We have two boys, Jack (6) and Peter (4). We live in a suburb of Seattle named Medina. I have had several visits from some of my high school pals, Mike Garretson and his family and Jules Clifford to name a few. I am looking forward to the weekend festivities in July. I am sure it will be a great time.
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