Ronald Henderson:
CLASS OF 1967
Orange Park High SchoolClass of 1967
Orange park, FL
Ronald's Story
Life
I 've been married to Carmen Boree from Middleburg since 1968, I was 19, she was 16. We had a daughter Karla in 1969, October 2007 we'll be married 39 yrs Karla will be 38 in Aug. 07. We have 2 grandchildren, Kelsey girl 13 and Eric boy 17. Kelsey is Autistic and Eric is a guitar wizard. Karla is married to Kenny Hendl of Lake Asbury who has worked civil service for 0ver 20 yrs in the HazMat division. Carmen was a homemaker up until Karla Graduated highschool OPHS class of '87', then she worked off and on as a dry cleaners assistant until I retired in 2005 after working 36 yrs for Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union #234 in Jacksonville. No pets any more, and the only baby I have now is my Harley which I finally bought to tool around on while I'm still able to hold it up...hehe yep leathers, do-rags and all. Had a heart attack at 46 and back surgery at 47. Looking forward to some contacts from school mates before some of us start checkin' out...hey ya never know
School
Well, I think Mr. Rupp was the strangest teacher
Mr. Throckmorton had the funniest name
Mr. Brown was the coolest
Mr. Hanson was very firm but fair
I most respected Mr. Griffin
I was real nervous around Coach Wesley,he scared me
Ms. Rooker was hot
Mr. Runner and Mr. Holmes were pricks
Billy Johnson and I played "Sleep Walk" an instrumental tune by Santo and Johnny on our guitars in a talent show and didn't even win an honorable mention.
I worked washing dishes at our Senior class bar-bq
I got suspended for 3 days for stealing some band candy bars and didn't even get a taste of one
And if there's one thing I learned....fellas never again in our lifetimes will we ever be...Expand for more
surrounded by so much nooky in one place for such a long span of time and didn't take advantage of it!! ya think?
College
I never went to college, I bet there were some fun times to be had in those days...flower children, gettin high and all the sex you could stand and you didn't have to wrap yourself in a truck tire to keep from getting AIDS. I went highschool>>Army>>work>>marriage>>father>>mortgage and so on. I have no concept of the single mans life and all its triumphs and letdowns....sexual feasts...and famines, room mates, panty raids, crammin....
Workplace
Came home from Army, worked at Jacksonville Memory Gardens (cemetery) as burial assistant and groundskeeper. From there, Taylor Mobile Homes, (Old Navy base Greencove) Wood roof fabricator, mobile home assembly line. From there and up to retirement in 2005, entered a 5 yr apprenticeship training to become a Union Journeyman licensed Plumber/Pipefitter/Medical gas system installer in Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union #234. Worked for various mechanical contractors, local and international such as Bechtel finished last 15 yrs with W.W. Gay Mechanical Cont. Total Union career- 36 yrs
Military
After graduation, in Aug. '67' went to Fort Jackson SC for Army basic training. From there to Fort Devens Mass for further schooling in Army Security Agency (top secret crypto security clearance and such)
(05G- morse code interceptor). Mothers health declined, obtained hardship discharge, came home, went to work to care for Mother.
Active duty- 8 mo.- 19 days
Total active and early enlistment time- 1 yr- 7 days
13 of 19 in class went to Viet Nam and with my luck I would have been 1 of the 13
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