Sam Hobbs:  

CLASS OF 1963
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Huntsville High SchoolClass of 1963
Huntsville, AL
Sparrows Point High SchoolClass of 9999
Baltimore, MD

Sam's Story

I grew up in Decatur and Huntsville, Alabama, attending high school at Decatur High School through my junior year and then Huntsville High School my senior year (1962/1963 academic year. I dated Cheryl Holmes that year and into my sophomore year in college. I bounced around in college from one school to another: Auburn University, University of Alabama in Huntsville, University of Tennessee in Knoxville consistently majoring in physics. Dropped out of school in 1965 and joined the Navy. Served in the Navy from 1965-1968. Attended Vanderbilt (where I met my wife, Janet) and graduated with a degree in physics. From there I went to Georgia Tech and completed an MS in nuclear engineering. Worked in that field for several employers from 1972-2015 when I retired. Employers included Southern Company Services, Brown & Root, Mississippi Powe...Expand for more
r & Light, subcontracting to Bechtel/SAIC on the Yucca Mountain Project, Duqesne Light, Beckman & Associates, GDS Associates, and Enercon Services. Along the way I completed an MBA at the University of Houston. . Now I am retired and live in Palm Coast, FL where I pursue several hobbies and am actively engaged with Boneyard Safari helping to preserve aviation history. I am also working on several writing projects including a novel. Music Sam likes includes primarily country/western (especially Willie Nelson but also the old classics). I love to read - in a variety of subjects and my favorite music is country/western. . Janet and I have two children, one of whom has a PhD in philosophy and one whom has a degree in physics. They live in Minnesota and China. We have two grandchildren who live with our son and their mother in Minnesota.
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Yearbooks

Huntsville High School 1963 yearbook cover photo
1963 Yearbook
Huntsville High School
HUNTSVILLE, AL
Huntsville High School 1961 yearbook cover photo
1961 Yearbook
Huntsville High School
HUNTSVILLE, AL
Huntsville High School 1960 yearbook cover photo
1960 Yearbook
Huntsville High School
HUNTSVILLE, AL
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Reunions
Sparrows Point High School Reunion reunion event on Sep 30, 2023 image
Sep 30, 2023
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Sparrows Point High School Reunion
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Alumni Spring Fling reunion event on May 14, 2022 image
May 14, 2022
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Alumni Spring Fling
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Alumni Spring Fling reunion event on May 14, 2022 image
May 14, 2022
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Alumni Spring Fling
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Today is Groundhog Day. Perhaps I will have more to say about that later, but for now, a post that I will dedicate to a departed friend, Julia Ann Frederick, alas now departed, but she laughed at this.
My son and others we've met or know who live here tell me that this year the winter has been unseasonably warm. I will admit that on a prior particular Minnesota visit, we saw much colder weather. However, with temperatures
HUMOR: One of my FB friends posted this, and I cracked up. Funny, regardless of your political persuasion: I was eating breakfast with my 10-year-old Granddaughter and I asked her, 'What day is tomorrow?' . Without skipping
It’s my first week working at the bicycle factory and they already made me a spokesperson. . Thanks to Al StClair for this item.
I think the idea here is that the change would be for the better.
Sam Hobbs' album, Timeline photos
A man was getting a haircut prior to a trip to Rome. He mentioned the trip to his barber who responded… “Rome? Why would anyone want to go there? It’s crowded and dirty and full of tourists. You’re crazy to go to Rome. So,
OK, I am thorougly baffled. In recent weeks, I have had content removed (one item dating back to 2019) for failure to meet community standards (but with no explanation as to what the failure was). . I try very hard to keep
I just finished reading “This Isn’t Goint to End Well” by Daniel Wallace (author of “Big Fish”), and I will have to say that it is one of the most profoundly depressing books I have ever read. . It is the story of William N
A classmate from the first high school I attended posted this proof of a giant ego (and I laughed):
Humor: My travel plans: I have been in many places, but I've never been in Kahoots. Apparently, you can't go alone. You have to be in Kahoots with someone. I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there
Saint Stephen’s Day is celebrated in western Christianity on December 26 (coincidentally the same day as Boxing Day). It is a celebration of the life of Saint Stephen (the first Christian martyr). The image here is from Wik
Boxing Day is the second day of Christmas and is celebrated throughout portions of the United Kingdom. It is traditionally a day where contributions are given to the needy. . Contrary to those who might make “tongue-in-chee
He that plants trees loves others besides himself. --- Thomas Fuller
Something to think about:
Once you get the tree up and are trying to decide on a top ornament:
On veteran's day, I can honestly comment that it was an honor to serve, and that that service ultimately provided incredible benefits for the remainder of my life. . In November of 1965, I made a life-changing decision (for
As we're getting settled in at a new living location, a question about entertainment and internet connections has come up. . Do any of my friends use DISH for television and what is your experience. ALSO, if you sign up for
Janet and I are in St. Cloud, MN. Currently staying with our son Charlie Hobbs and our grandchildren. Schedule is to close on our Minnesota house tomorrow and move in when the moving van arrives (either day after closing or
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