Owen Pine:
CLASS OF 1964
Rocky Ford High SchoolClass of 1964
Rocky ford, CO
Vinita High SchoolClass of 1963
Vinita, OK
Owen's Story
I always wanted to be a Engineer when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a crazy idea. As it turns out, they were wrong. It took 30 years, but I finally made it!
Growing up in Vinita,OK is not easy. If your father is a substantial figure in the community, you've got it made. Mother did the best she could with what she had, raising the four of us. I always wanted more than Vinita could offer. At the age of 15, Mother allowed me to leave,
I found work in Rocky Ford, Colorado where I BECAME a figure in the community. Finishing High School there was a breeze and all the classmates were good real people., At graduation 1964, the Lions club awarded me with a small college scholarship, so off to Portland, OR I went, far from Vinita.
Eventually I mad...Expand for more
e it to The Boeing Co. in Seattle. I had always dreamed of building airplanes, and 4 bucks an hour was BIG MONEY in 1966.
My work history has been widely varied, from pulling weeds (I'm not too proud), waterfront longshoreman, fry cook, auto parts salesman, oilfield roustabout,electronics tech, men's clothing store salesman, tow truck operator, Quality inspector, tool maker, to engineer in aircraft industry, but never finished a college degree.
You have things flying over your head with my signature and you have probably had food prepared by me. Does that scare you?
Our four children gave us ten grandchildren. We are retired now and are SnowBirds spending a lot of time enjoying & exploring the desert southwest.
Check out my desert photos. I'll add more later.
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