Thomas Potts:
CLASS OF 1967
Bell Gardens High SchoolClass of 1967
Bell gardens, CA
North High SchoolClass of 1957
Des moines, IA
Thomas's Story
Life
Where does one start to describe my life? I was in the Navy as a medic after school and spent most of my career on Guam, San Diego, Long beach, Portland, with a short stop in Viet Nam. I've been married and divorced 3 times and am now single. I am medicaly retired since I was 54 about 2002 without the posibility of ever returning to work. I am a cancer survivor, and at the moment working on a multitude of other medical problems. I have suffered from PTSD since I was in military. I have survivors guilt and have been treated for it for more than 30 yrs. Ive lost many friends due to it and it is attributed to my divorces.
I did realize some yrs. back that all the clowning around in school that others said was a waist of time, has helped me survive so many difficulties in my life. ...Expand for more
I did standup to subsidize my income in difficult times for about 5 yrs.
I now hold a certificate of Ministry for the last 22 years. I am non-denominational. My personal ministry is to the elderly, vets and disabled.
I have been homeless a couple times. In 1996 I lost almost all my fortune, the rest I lost in 2008. I now live alone and have stopped driving almost completely. At some point in the second half of 2019 I will go live at the Veterans Home in Yountville, Ca. to live out my remaining yrs.
My working career I have large field of experiences. I carried a Ca. Guard Card since 1973. I worked 37 yrs in general maintainance, 11 yrs as a locksmith, home inspection specialist, saw and knife sharpening, residentual and commercial telephone systems specialist just to name a few.
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