Joaquin Acosta:
CLASS OF 1950
Needles High SchoolClass of 1950
Needles, CA
Grace Henderson Elementary SchoolClass of 1944
Needles, CA
Joaquin's Story
HI, I AM JOAQUIN ACOSTA. I WENT TO GRACE HENDERSON SCHOOL FROM KINDER TO 6TH GRADE. CONTNUED ON TO NEEDLES JR HIGH. I WAS IN THE CLASS OF '50. I LEFT NEEDLES IN LATE 1947. I MOVED TO SAN BERNARDINO WWHERE I WORKED FOR SANTA FE. IN 1948 I CONTRACTED WITH MORRISON KNUDSON TO WORK FOR THE ALASKA RAIROAD AT THE AGE OF SIXTEEN. I RETURNED TO SAN BERNARDINO IN LATE 1948. IN 1950 I MARRIED AND LIVED IN NEEDLES UNTIL 1951. I MOVED BACK TO SAN BERNARDINO AND DIVORCED IN 1952. IN 1952 I WENT I...Expand for more
NTO THE ARMY AND SERVED IN KOREA TIL 1955. IN 1957 I REMARRIED AND I NOW HAVE THREE DAUGHTERS, SIX GRANDCHILDREN, AND THREE GREAT GRAND CHILDREN. I WORKED FOR KAISER FOR FOUR YEARS,WORKED MY OWN END DUMP TRUCK FOR TEN YEARS. AND FINALLY RETIRED FROM SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN 1995. I WAS THE GENERAL FOREMAN IN CHARGE OF THE REFUELING PROGRAM AT SAN ONOFRE. I NOW ENJOY RVING AND FLYING R C MODEL AIRPLANES AND WORKING AROUND THE HOUSE. BY THE WAY I NOW LIVE IN HEMET CALIFORNIA.
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