Michael Javier:  

It is hard to believe that it has been fifty years since I was a varsity cheerleader on the field and literally dancing my socks of in the gym after the games. I miss surfing at Huntington, the arcade at Queens park (aka formally Pikes peak) and cruising up and down the coast on PCH. After my military service which included a tour of Vietnam, I returned to Westwood to complete my degree and then proceeded to spend 28 years as an engineer with two different aviation companies. Less than two months into retirement I got a phone call from a friend who was in dire need of a ranch foreman. For six years not only did I run the ranch but I also gave special needs individuals horseback riding lessons. It was during one such lesson I met the regional manager of a major multi-family housing company who offered me a job. So I retired from ranching and became a Senior Maintenance supervisor for apartment complexes,...Expand for more