Jim Vandenberg:
CLASS OF 1963
Fairfax High SchoolClass of 1963
Fairfax, VA
Tacoma Community CollegeClass of 1973
Tacoma, WA
Fairfax High SchoolClass of 1963
Fairfax, VA
Warwick High SchoolClass of 1961
Newport news, VA
Jim's Story
Another reversal in Membership has just took place ~ Will have to get caught up with what has backfilled since I left. .. !!!!
Life; . . . I'm Son #3 of 7 Boys ~ grew up an Army Brat . . . I was Born at FT. Lewis WA. in 1944. Loved My Birth Parents & still do . . . although all are gone now. I lost my Birth Mother and oldest Brother 2 weeks before my 1st Birthday . . . 1945. Then ~ I lost my 1st. Stepmother at age 5, . . by suicide, . . 1949. Older Bro & I were shuffled around & cared for by extended Family members, while my Dad was in Korea during that War !! Then in 1952 My Dad married Stepmom #2 so we were a Family once again !! New Mom & my Dad had 4 more Sons, so we were 6 Boys in number now . . Haaaaa !!! Never had a Sister, . . always got hand me down Clothes from older Bro & we were in no way the same size . . he was 10" taller . . .. Haaaa again. !!! Only got new stuff at Christmas & Birthdays !!! Haaaa yet once again !!!
Finished senior year (1963) ~ joined Army in Sept. 63, got G.E.D. as required for enlistment, served 4 years active duty & then returned to Fairfax in Aug. of 67' . . . hung around & worked, . then Moved to Wisconsin for 1 year to play R&R music, then moved to Oklahoma City, OK. to re-unite with Army friends who just got out of service & wanted to form Rock band! Bad idea !!, no income & poor living conditions, so I packed every-thing I owned into (65'Dodge Dart) and moved out to Tacoma, Washington in Sept. 69'. This is my Home State, & all major Family relations were here & it was great fun seeing those folks for the first time in many moons. Went to College with G.I. Bill, played Music professionally for several years, got into Arts/Graphics (long before P.C's came to be!), & did design work & Product Design, then switched to Architectural Design & I have stayed with that since 78'. Got married to Wife in 80' & lived in Lacey WA. for 20 Years, then wife & I were looking for a change, & fell in love with Rural Georgia, where ( Her youngest ) daughter had moved to and we left Lacey WA. & moved there in April of 98'.. But ~ to my displeasure, within 2 Years after moving here to Georgia, we got div...Expand for more
orced & I moved over 2 counties & settled in Byron. Ga. just South of Macon, . . so I ended up with most of the photographs & every one of my memories, and I thought my Angel had forgotten to watch over me on a full time basis. Anyone is welcome to contact by 'e mail' or phone & have a Year Book handy. I never had access to one from that time period, so if it is possible to capture a copy of the Classmates of 63', it would be a real kick to keep track of the people & have the names to back it all up with some fun times & glimpses of those faces, that may fade away. ( A 2010 update;) I have finally found the correct name of FAV old school female interest, that I most regret not having to know better in those days, I have made contact with the LINDA I was seeking !! It only took 49 Years to find that out!! The one real reason for sticking it out with CMDC all this time, & I believe she is still married.
RE: (014') Update . . . . have given up with old Fav search .. .. .. .. ( got Large amount of US $'s to keep things Quiet !! ) ( and info on where to get Cheap Ammo !! ) Did actually hear from the Linda this Year & we had fun sharing some memories from 62'~63' & glad that she is Happy and productive, and contented to remain single, so . . Wow, what a kick !!!
Kept busy doing Architectural Drafting ( went from Manual hand Drafting ~ then took up Cad Drafting ) . . for new structures, . . remodel ~ Upgrading plans for clients Business or Custom House plans for my clients & actually started to build a nice assortment of House plans ~ then sort of let that venture end !!
Started playing Lead guitar chops again & enjoy the heck out this venture - Having started playing a new finger pick style & it has changed my approach to playing overall to be better than when much younger & caught up with trying to mimic everyone else's playing style !!! And thank goodness ~ "Tube Amps" have made a comeback !!!! Got my own small Tasteful Collection of keeper class Combo amps & cut back Guitar count to only " 5 " guitars . . ( gotta live with small number . . so things don't get out of hand . . Haaa !!!! I was getting to the point of being my own small Music Store . . Ouch !! )
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