Paul Franklin:  

I was a graduate of Massapequa High School, class of 1961. We were the class that started in that new location in 7th grade; each year following they dropped a grade (Junior High) until it was just 9-12. In HS I was mainly what most would now call a techno-geek. Chemistry was my passion and I was involved in all of the science fairs. After graduation I went to Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and soon transferred to Arizona State University. After college I started a long career in the semiconductor industry, helping start up a number of firms. I married the first time to Pat Blankenship and we had a boy, Brian and a girl, Tara. After a divorce 13 years later, I remained single for 14 years until I came under the spell of my second wife, Janet Koval. She had one son, Matt by a previous marriage. Time has passed so quickly and I now have one granddaughter married and another who just graduated from college with honors. She did it in 3 years and on scholarships!Jan's son married in January 2016 down in Florida. I have traveled widely, skied my head off and became absorbed in mountain climbing. In 1995 I spent 5 weeks in the Himalayas, getting up to Mt. Everest but not actually climbing it. I have skied all over the world and Jan and I recently did our first helicopter ski trip in the Canadian Rockies. We now live in Nevada on our ranch where Jan has three horses whic...Expand for more