Ralph Martinez:
CLASS OF 1978
Niles East High SchoolClass of 1978
Skokie, IL
Niles West High SchoolClass of 1978
Skokie, IL
Niles North High SchoolClass of 1978
Skokie, IL
New Trier West High SchoolClass of 1978
Northfield, IL
Ralph's Story
Life
Since graduating from Niles East, I have spent the last 20 plus years in the financial services industry. I hold 7 professional licenses and I'm currently working for a well known money management firm on the central coast of California.
I'm married and we just celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary last month. I met my wife while attending college and it was love at first sight. Of course, she may not agree if you asked her, but it all worked out in the end. I got the girl!
We have 5 children, 2 of our own and 3 children weÂve adopted while living in southern California. My kids are ages 21, 15, 10, 10, and 8 and we all live in GodÂs country (Santa Barbara, California). We enjoy every waking minute of this city and although weÂve lived in some rather exquisite places along the Califonia coast, SBÂs life style is hard to beat.
Most of my free time is spent with my family, up until they get tired of me, and then you can usually find me out training for one of the local area triathlons. IÂm not a professional athlete by any st...Expand for more
retch of the imagination, but I sometimes think I am, fortunately for me, reality seems to constantly pop up during the races and IÂm quickly reminded that butt kicking on certain playing fields will always be left up to a younger generation. What a humbling experience! I'll tell you, getting old has its disadvantages!
For now, I just consider myself just a poor schlub from Skokie, living life to itÂs fullest and raising hell (as I did when I was younger), only this time IÂm doing it with a different bunch of guys.
So that's my life in a nutshell. In closing I'd like to apologize to those who I havenÂt stayed in touch with over the years, but in my defense I'd like to say that I've managed to keep tabs on a lot of you through my brothers. I would love to hear from you if you have the time or if youÂre in SB drop me a line and IÂd be happy to show you around this great city. Just remember to bring your surf board, I'll buy the first round of margaritas, and oh, while your in the water, watch out for the seals and sea lions, they bite.
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