Steven Parsons:
CLASS OF 1969
Glen Este High SchoolClass of 1969
Cincinnati, OH
Anderson High SchoolClass of 1969
Cincinnati, OH
Mt. Orab High SchoolClass of 1969
Mt. orab, OH
Steven's Story
WELL, IN A NUTSHELL, I SPENT 26 YEARS IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS AND MUST SAY I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. I RETIRED IN NOVEMBER 1996 AS AN (E-9) MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT. WENT TO WORK AT THE FLAMINGO CASINO IN KANSAS CITY AS A PIT BOSS AND AFTER A YEAR OF THAT, I WENT INTO THE CAR BUSINESS IN SALES AND FINANCE. I STAYED IN THAT LINE OF WORK UNTIL THIS PAST FEBRUARY, WHEN I DECIDED TO GIVE FULL RETIREMENT A TRY. SINCE 2000, I'VE LIVED IN LAS VEGAS, NV BUT HAVE RETURNED TO OHIO FOR SHORT STINTS TO TAKE CARE OF FAMILY MATTERS. CAN'T SAY THAT I MISS THE WEATHER THERE. IF NOT ON THE GOLF COURSE, I SPEND MY MORNINGS AT THE GYM. I WAS MARRIED FROM 1972 UNTILL 1988. I HAVE THREE SONS, BEJAMIN , JAMES AND JONATHAN . MY GOAL IN LIFE NOW IS TO STAY HEALTHY AND TRAVEL TO EXOTIC GOLF COURSES IN THE BAHAMAS. I'M ALSO TRYING MY HAND AT PROFESSIONAL GAMBLING AND I ...Expand for more
MUST SAY IT'S VERY DRAINING AND EVEN LESS GLAMOROUS AS SOME WOULD HAVE YOU THINK. DURING MY WORLD TRAVELS, CAN'T SAY THAT I EVER RAN INTO A FORMER TROJAN HOWEVER, 2 MARINES FROM ANDERSON H.S. ONE IN VIET NAM AND THE OTHER AT MARINE BARRACKS LONDON ENGLAND. MY UNIT FROM VIET NAM IS HAVING ITS REUNION IN SEP 09' ALSO. WILL HAVE TO SEE IF THE DATES CONFLICT. CONSIDERING THE TIMES, I GUESS I'VE BEEN PRETTY FORTUNATE. IN 1984 I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND SENT TO THE NAVAL HOSPITAL AT PORTSMOUTH , VA. TO DIE. AFTER THREE MONTHS MY DOCTORS LEARNED THERE IS A REAL "HIGHER POWER". DON'T KNOW WHY THE LORD SPARED ME BUT LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT THERE IS NOT A DAY THAT GOES BY THAT I'M NOT GREATFUL FOR BEING HERE AND GIVING THANKS FOR IT. GOOD GRACES TO ALL WHOM MAY READ THIS AND MAY YOU ENJOY LIFE TO ITS FULLEST. COMING TO VEGAS? LOOK ME UP. DRINKS ON ME.
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