Richard Gaines - Carsten:
CLASS OF 1974
Bolsa Grande High SchoolClass of 1974
Garden grove, CA
Lampson-Ralston Junior High SchoolClass of 1970
Garden grove, CA
Brookhurst Elementary SchoolClass of 1968
Garden grove, CA
Richard's Story
I Graduated a little bit early (Feb 1974).Played drums in bands for a few years, then got a serious girlfriend who became my wife.In 1981 had 1st beautiful child, Michelle, followed 15 months later by a second, a son named Richard Jr. Was involved in the trucking industry from about 1980 at the urging of best friend & Bolsa 1970 Alum, Glenn Nash, who I still know today.Got my trucking license and drove trucks til about late 82, when I got laid off the 2nd job that year.
I decided I would change careers to a more stable form of employment. Went back to school & in 1985 took state board & was Licensed as a Psychiatric Technician & worked for the state until 1991.By the way ,I talked Glenn into getting his Psych Tech License (payback!).
Marriage ended in 1990, so I moved up north, once again at the urgin...Expand for more
g of friend/ Alum Glenn (he had moved up there years before).
Went to work for County of Sonoma inpatient Psych facility in 1992, & continued working for county until 2004, when I retired.Led a leisurely life until Throat cancer struck in 2009.
Treatment almost killed me & it took years to heal, but I am cancer free today & looking desperately for old friends from Bolsa.Those years were very important to my life, which I didnt realize until cancer struck & opened my eyes
HEY OLD FRIENDS, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH! YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME!!!!
I still live in sonoma co. now (2012), but am looking to move back home, closer to my oldest children & where my old stomping ground lies.
PS: I still play drums!
12/12 UPDATE: Moved back to OC, living in Anaheim, am cancer free & looking forward to the next reunion!
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