Mark Mitchell:
CLASS OF 1970
Muscatine High SchoolClass of 1970
Muscatine, IA
Cornell CollegeClass of 1974
Mt. vernon, IA
Mark's Story
Life
After high school I attended several colleges graduating from Cornell College in 1974.
The economy was in a slump and it was difficult to find work so my loving father pulled some strings and I got a job at a feed plant in Gladbrook Iowa. The work was physical and the company was small. I left there for work at Bandag back in Muscatine.
At this point in time I met Theresa Lazio, my love interest from high school, Sparks flew and we married.
I went to work at several positions while attending Scott Community College and getting a degree in electronics. Theresa and I moved to Boise, Idaho where I was an electronic technician for Hewlett-Packard for 8 years. Theresa taught in the Boise schools as a Special Ed teacher.
Theresa missed family and Iowa, I thought California was the place to go. The first...Expand for more
person to get a job in the location of their choice won and the other had to follow. I'll be damned if Theresa didn't land a job with Iowa City Schools on the first interview. She and our three girls moved out. I stayed behind until the house sold and I loaded up the U-Haul and moved to Iowa City.
We have lived in several locations around Iowa City. Our home is currently in Solon, Iowa. I was employed at a printing firm where I composed forms on computer systems that were printed and sent to clients.
Now retired and enjoying the grandkids. The Covid 19 virus has stopped us from seeing our 3 grandkids. One more grandchild on the way.
Life is good. At a time when the economy has tanked and evolved into retail and service sectors with low wages and lacking benefits I do feel for the younger generation.
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