KENNETH GORTON:
CLASS OF 1983
South Windsor High SchoolClass of 1983
South windsor, CT
KENNETH's Story
WHEN I LEFT SCHOOL I WANTED TO WORK ON CARS AT MY DADS GARAGE. BUT I SOON GREW TIRED OF WORKING ON OTHER PEOPLES CARS, THE FAMILY SEDANS, STATION WAGONS, AND THE JUNKS. WITH DADS ENCOURAGEMENT I LOOKED FOR A JOB, AND IN 1985 I BEGAN BUILDING AND REPAIRING INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY. THE JOB WAS GREAT, I WAS TRAINED ALL OVERTHE USA, EUROPE, AND ASIA. I SOON BEGAN SELLING THE MACHINES, AND MAKING A LOT OF MONEY. I WAS MARRIED, HAD A NICE HOUSE, AND A LOT OF COOL CARS. I HAD A UNDERGROUND GARAGE BUILT FOR ...Expand for more
MY COLLECTION, WHO WANTS TO LOOK AT A TEN BAY GARAGE!
IN 1993 I REALIZED I WAS LOSING MY PERERHERAL VISION, AND IN DAYS WE FOUND OUT THAT MY VISION LOSS WAS CAUSED BY A BRAIN TUMOR. AFTER THE BRAIN SURGERY I HAD NO SHORT TERM MEMORY, AND SPENT FIVE YEARS IN MEMORY THERAPY. SINCE THEN MY TIME IS MY OWN, AND I TRAVEL A FEW TIMES PER YEAR, WORK IN MY WOODWORKING SHOP, AND I BUILD AND FLY RC AIRPLANES.
MY LAST TRIP WAS TO CHINA, WE WERE THERE FOR TWENTY FOUR DAYS, AND IT WAS THE BEST VACATION YET.
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