Jonathan Rice:  

CLASS OF 1969
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Chula vista, CA

Jonathan's Story

I transferred from a Catholic high school to CVHS my Sophomore year and was a rather shy and quiet person, who during the three years before my undistinguished graduation had managed to make some good friends among, oddly enough, the cool guys. Recently I decided to try reconnecting with some of those guys. That’s mostly why I signed up with Classmates. To learn about their lives after high school. After high school, I served two years of Alternative Service as a Conscientious Objector to the war in Vietnam. Graduated from UCSB with a degree in Religious Studies. Got married. Lived for years in San Francisco and in Berkeley, while working as a freelance writer. Graduated from SFSU with a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing, emphasis on the novel. Got divorced. Worked as a staff writer for major corporations in San Francisco. Left the corporate world and graduated with a Masters of Divinity degree from a Presbyterian seminary and served in the church as a pastor for about a decade, during which I earned a Doctor of Ministry degree, with an emphasis in narrative theology. I left the pastorate, for which I wasn’t that suited. Got married again. And until professional retirement, worked as a writer and edit...Expand for more
or for a Christian non-profit organization, while renewing my dream of writing novels. I’m currently living in the beautiful state of Wisconsin, within minutes of Madison and writing my third novel. (My two previous novels: The Narrow Gate and Operation Livingstone are available on Amazon.) My wife and I enjoy traveling internationally, particularly to Ireland, where we stay for extended periods on the Dingle Peninsula. She’s Irish. Visits to England, France, and Italy are always memorable—We love Florence and the Cinque Terra—China is astonishing, and Prague and Budapest are unique during the Christmas season. But month-long stays on Eagle beach in Aruba are my wife’s favorite, and having grown up in Chula Vista and Coronado, I always enjoy the beach and the relaxing time it provides for research and reading. That’s about it. That’s what I’ve been up to. Like many of you, my life has had its joys and sorrows, but mostly blessings for which I’m grateful. And when I think of my high school years, and the instability of my parents’ home at that time, I feel appreciation for those friends who treated me with kindness during the most insecure period of my life. Hope to reconnect with a number of you.
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