John Harman:  

CLASS OF 1973
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Santa monica, CA

John's Story

I never actually graduated! Went to John Adams then Samo. Did two years at Samo, played Volleyball and Basketball. Had sort of long hair. No girlfriends, a bit shy. After my JR. year I worked all summer in the Marina Del Rey doing maintenance and repairs on boats and was making $7/hr, which was a lot back then! So when the Senior Year came around I just kept working and skipped school. Eventually my parents found out, but they didn't say too much. I lost the job a few months into the school year. I went back to Samo to re-register and the councilor told me it was too late but I had good grades and plenty of credits so she recommended I register at SMCC and take two classes I needed for credit. I did that and then took the GED and had it before the SR ended. So basically I dropped out of Samo and Graduated ahead of my class! Yeah! Did 4 years on and off at SMCC and got an AA in Architecture. Then I applied and went to UCLA and majored in Kinesiology. I got my BS in 1980. I worked at the Pritikin Longevity Center during UCLA days and...Expand for more
at a Nautlis Health Club. I played soccer and worked out with the track team because my girlfriend that lived with me was Modupe Oshikoya "Queen of the African Track", we had met at SMCC. Evelyn Ashford came and lived with us for a while. UCLA was a great experience. Since my Modupe was Nigerian, i got to go to a lot of Nigerian and Ghanaian parties. After UCLA I worked in a few Health Clubs then went on to support my Father in his Real Estate Development Projects. I also worked on a large environmental project for the Russian Government and practiced Buddhism for many years. Raised 5 Kids, 4 step daughters and my Son, Eric. Eric I had to raise on my own as his Mom had drug and alcohol problems. Thankfully she has been in AA now for 8 years and he has some relationship with her. He goes to SMCC and is 20 yrs old now. My last Kid, for sure, Brenda Torres Matos is Samo 2012, 4.4 GPA and played soccer. Now I write Novels, Golf and try to stay fit. I still live in Santa Monica. Do a lot of volunteering, walk the dog and writing. .
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