Keith Blandford:  

CLASS OF 1954
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Calumet High SchoolClass of 1954
Chicago, IL
Urbana, IL
Hirsch High SchoolClass of 1954
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL

Keith's Story

Revised April 2015. Update: I've continued to pursue photography, focusing on street photography. I just published a Kindle edition collection of my work. If you go to Amazon, Kindle Store and search my name, keith blandford, yes both "d's" you'll see. If you have a Kindle or Kindle reader on a tablet, it is work the five bucks. My wife, Carol, and I live in McKinney, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. We moved here in 2004 because our three sons live here with their families. There are seven grandchildren. I sold my part of a business in Traverse City, Michigan and retired from serious working at the beginning of 2004. It made sense to move where it was warmer and to be near our families. All our family lives in the south.. from southern California to southern Florida. What do I do? I've become serious about photography. I did it in high school but not during our family raising years. Now I'm back into it with a vengeance. Check out my site. I don't think classmates likes web site urls so you need to figure this out. Starts with the the usual 3 w's, then my name keiithblandford and then dot com. We enjoy local theatre. There are 10,000 restaurants in the metroplex to be tried and compared. Carol and I are movie buffs. House projects. Stuff with the grandkids: who a...Expand for more
re swimming competitively, playing ball, etc. When we built here we included a pool and deck area for gathering the kids and grandkids for summer weekend fun. Recently (2009) I decided I needed to get in better shape so I have become a gym-rat of sorts and really enjoying it. We are traveling quite a bit. Great for photography. Last few years: Maui, Maine, west Texas six times, Utah, Vancouver Island, Florida , Michigan, Colorado, California, Banff. 1985-2004 We lived in Traverse City, Michigan. At first I mananged a small facility for Dow Chemical that was involved in developing and selling engineered ceramics. In 1994 Dow decided to spin off part of that company and I purchased it with some others who were in the Dow subsidiary with me. We manufactured abrasive products for industrial applications. 1983-1985 We lived in Dallas because a corporate raider bought the company I was with and we moved from Peoria to Dallas. That is the reason our kids all ended up in Dallas. 1959-1983 Worked for a steel and wire company in Peoria, Illinois. This is where we raised our family. 1954-1959 I attended the U of I in Urbana, where I got a degree in Chemical Engineering and a wife who was also attending the U of I. I am a Sigma Nu. I would enjoy hearing from classmates.
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