Roger Semple:  

CLASS OF 1954
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North High SchoolClass of 1954
Sheboygan, WI

Roger's Story

I am that guy that worked at Charlies market while in High School, so I missed a lot of good things that a teenager can do. I went in the Navy right out of School and became an electronics technician. When I got out I went to DeVry Technical Institute in Chicago. Upon graduation I came to California to work at Lockheed in Palo Alto. We had 2 girls,Kelly and Sheila and had it made. It was then that we didn't have common interests and got a divorce after 11 years of marriage. I re married to Shirley and it is the best choice I could ever have made. We have bee married 41 happy years and each year gets better. She is my Texas Sweetheart and gets sweeter each year. I worked at Philco Ford for 28 years and retired at 56 years old. We move to Roseville to be closer to the kids and have been enjoying being grand parents. We have one grand daughter that graduated from Texas A&M with her Masters and one Grandson working in Montana and 1 going to UC Davis to become a Doctor.! is still in High School and the other is going to college in Sacramento. I was named volunteer of the year for the City of Roseville and served as a senior commissioner for 10 years. I taught computers to seniors for 10 years and really enjoyed it. My pleasure is doing genealogy on the computer. I have traced my surname Semple back to 1208 in Scotland. Never did find a prince though.. We are active in our church and are members of a walking group called the Maidu Walkers. It is a walking and social group and is a lot of fun. We are looking forward to another20 to 30 years or what ever the Lord has planned for us. Who knows. I always wanted to be a Christian when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a go...Expand for more
od idea. As it turns out, they were right.. If I'm going to work somewhere, I need to have energy, patience, and stamina to be able to deal with the day-to-day. My hero is my pit bull dog because she loves me like her puppy. The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Joanne Stickert, because she was my girlfriend when I went in The Navy.. My dog Koda is 5 years old and we have had her since she was a little puppy. n She is the most lovable creature in the world. If I could improve my home, I'd remodel kitchen and add on a dining area. My dream home would be just where we are. We have both learned that if we had a choice we would have had our grand kids first. If I won $100 million, I'd give half of it to my church, then spend the rest on cherry pie, ice cream and a big plate. My current age is 76. When I was 12, I thought that people my age now would be old & decrepit. I was so completely surprised. My career was my means of earning a living. Now that I am retired it is time to enjoy the fruits of my labor. My style of dressing has changed completely. I like casual shorts and grubbies and don't like to get dressed up. I share my home with Shirley, which I find enchanting. Toastmaster of the year 1981 & 1985. Volunteer of the year for Roseville 1998. In 10 years, I hope to be enjoying life. I'm going to get there by looking forward.. Bill Basler is my oldest friend because we have common interest and except each other as we are and don't want to change each other. We met in High School and have been in touch ever since. My first job was at Charlies Market, where I got paid $1 per hour to wait on customers. What I remember most about it is how much fun it was.
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