Robert Gillett:
CLASS OF 1966
West High SchoolClass of 1966
Salt lake city, UT
Robert's Story
Life
After I graduated from West I attended the U of U for 6 months. After that I started working for the State Dept of Alchoholic Beverage Control, I worked there for close to 20 yrs. During those years with the ABC I was married in 1968 to my sweetheart, Vivian Butcher Gillett, we have been married for almost 39 years now. We have 5 children and 12 grand children. While at the ABC I injured my knees so after several years of surgery and therapy I decided to move on and try something that might be less stress on them. I worked in several convenience stores the next 15 yrs as an assistant then manager for 12 years. I managed three different stores first was for Top Stop, then I moved to a small family owned grocery convenience store called Miniature Market. After 5 yrs there I went to manage a store for Holiday Oil. After Falling and hurting my legs I left Holiday and had HTO surgery on both legs to help with...Expand for more
pain in knees. After being off work for over a yr with these surgeries I went to work for the Utah Auto Collection at Truckland Ford in the accounting department, where I did receivables. After Truckland was purchased by Larry Miller Group I left there and had my right knee total replacement in oct of 2003. Since that surgery ive had alot of problems with both knees have had right knee replaced 4 times in the last 4 years due to circumstances unforseen. Ive been on disability retirement since 2003 its not what I had planned on but I'm doing alright tending my grandkids when neeeded. My parents are still living but not as healthy as when youger so I do help care for them some as well. All in all i guess Ive had a pretty normal life so far nothing different that many have had. I hope to hear from some of the old West High alumns from 1963 to 1966 its been a while since if talked to many of you.
Bob Gillett
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