Ronald Thomas:  

Life I am enjoying retirement after a 35 and a half year career with the phone company. I started with The C and P Telephone Company, which became Bell Atlantic and later Verizon. I started as an inside technician in Laurel, Maryland in the fall of 1966. I stayed in the switching equipment side of the business, transfering to the Eastern Shore in 1967. I returned to Laurel for a promotion in 1968, then back to the shore in 1974. I married in 1976. I was promoted to supervisor in 1985 and manager in 1999 as a Field Engineer. Bell Atlantic moved us to Salisbury in 1990. I retired in 2002 at the age of 53. My two oldest children had graduated from college and my youngest was just starting. I live in Salisbury with my wife Gale and son Jeff. We have a married daughter living in N. Va. and a single daughter in Ocean City. I am looking forward to grandchildren. My wife and I are antique collectors and dealers. I enjoy hunting, fishing and woodworking. Update 2005 - After 3 years of retirement, I was going crazy. Went back to work in Febuary. Started a property management business with 47 properties in Worcester County. Wife and I bought a waterfront farm in March. We are loving the country life. We own "Elgates Creek Farm" In Quantico, Maryland, just off of the Wicomico River. Our first grandchild, a girl, was born in Novemeber 05, another grandchild is due in September 06. Update 2006. Our second grandchild was born September 12th. We now have a grandson. Third grandchild (another boy) was born April 2008. Grandchildren are GREAT! Opened an antique shop in June 09. We saved an 1855 house from the wrecking ball. "Parsonage House Antiques" is located in the Historic Village of Quantico, Maryland We are 5.4 miles off of RT 50 at the 105 1/2 mile marker, west of Salisbury. Update September 2013. We closed the Antique Shop in December 2012. We left everything in the old Parsonage House for nine months before making up our min...Expand for more