Ken Simeral:
CLASS OF 1970
Cahokia High SchoolClass of 1970
Cahokia, IL
Humboldt State UniversityClass of 1986
Arcata, CA
College of the RedwoodsClass of 1979
Eureka, CA
Feather River Community CollegeClass of 1977
Quincy, CA
St. Catherine LaBoure SchoolClass of 1966
Cahokia, IL
Ken's Story
Now:
Recently married (2nd and last time) to a wonderful woman I met here in Prescott, AZ. I am the father of three very wonderful young men (ages 19, 22 and 25). Still working as the Team Leader for the Lands and Minerals program on the Prescott National Forest. I have worked for the USDA for over 30 years. During which time my family and I have traveled to some very beautiful parts of the country, from California, Colorado, South Dakota to Tennessee and many places in between.
After High School:
I signed on for a stint in the Air Force (1971-1975). I took advantage of the GI Bill and went for my BS in Natural Resource Planning with minors in Soil Science and Botany at Humboldt State University in northern California.
During my time in college I worked summers for the National Park Service on trail crews from Olympic NP to Redwood NP to Isle Royale NP in Lake Superior. Those were great times
After college I worked as a private consultant on some projects up in the Tahoe Basin. In 1987 I signed on with the Soil Conservation Service as a Soil Scientist where I mapped soils from Mono Lake, into the Owens Valley to the Panamint Mountain...Expand for more
s west of Death Valley. I got on with the Forest Service in 1992 in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
High School:
I was pretty quiet and shy in high school. I had a few close friends and many acquaintances. Mike Frommel and Ricky and Randy Crandell were my closest buds.
My political ideology was formed during my time at CHS with the assassinations of Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King. I also travelled to the south during that period and saw first hand man's inhumanity to man in the form of segregation and Jim Crowism. It was not much better at home as I recall. It was just more "in your face" in the south. My most memorable and life shaping experience was the opportunity to work with people at the Bi-Lo Grocery in East St. Louis. Black and white together we worked hard and had fun. I would take my breaks and watch the civil rights rallies in the parking lot. Incredible.
I will always remember Robert Taylor who was instrumental in getting me that job and opening my eyes. It really changed the way I look at the world. If you are out there Robert or if anyone knows his whereabouts please pass along my thanks. KS, Class of 1970
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