Martin Cooper:  

CLASS OF 1963
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Chicago VocationalClass of 1963
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL

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Life (2001) OK..after Beale School spent 2 years at Tilden Tech then on to CVS,1963 graduate, (actually Jan 64, had trouble getting to shop on time.) Then 2 yrs at Chicago City Jr College, some time at IIT and other schools. I missed the Vietnam tour, due to deferments, student, occupational and then fatherhood, spent 6 yrs with RCA Service Co as a Field Engineer, traveled the US. Then joined TECHNICON Corp in 1972. Still there today now a part of Bayer Corporation, worked up through ranks, relocated 5 times, married and had 4 kids along the way, Phyllis-35, Martin-34, Malcolm-31 & Samantha-25. Life is good, could be a lot worse, I feel lucky and blessed. UPDATE (1) 2008 : Seven years have passed since I wrote the preceding profile. I retired as Regional Service Manager from Bayer in Dec 2006. I now fill my time playing Golf, working out, traveling and searching for the meaning of life. LIfe is still good and the kids are all 7 years smarter. I know have a total of 7 grandkids and even 1 great grandson who is about 6 months old. I still reside in Coulmbia, MD, near Baltimore... UPDATE (2): 2011 : Time marches on. I went back to work for 1 year, Technology Dept. Mgr. in a major retail chain. Still very busy with home projects, traveling, family stuff, exploring new te...Expand for more
chnology and converting old film, photos & recordings to digital media. I am forwarding as much past family history as possible to next generation. I have a goal to record family experiences in a sort of video memoir. It's a project, a work in process, it keeps me busy. UPDATE (3): 2013 AUGUST 15: Now 68 and still going strong. (knock on wood). Active on social media and staying current with new technology and expressing my political views around the gym, bar or on the golf course. Now have 3 Great Grand kids and my golf game has improved (although not by much). Life is good... UPDATE (4): 2017 MAY 29: Now 72 and still hanging in here. Sold home in Columbia, MD moved about 60miles south to a 55 plus community. Very nice. I don"t deal with yard maintenance anymore. I worked Mar 2015 to Dec 2016 at LifeTime Fitness in Columbia. It was a great time, free club membership and met a LOT of people. Worked in member services. Still active. but the 70's are different not moving as fast as I used too. My racquet ball days are over, but still have my golf game. Doing a lot of posting on social media regarding the politics of the day. I think of myself as a left leaning independent. So I am not happy with the current regime. In a word they are team chaos! Life goes on.......
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