Tim Nichols:  

In January of '65, I joined the USMC and spent four years on active duty- almost two of those in the beautiful countryside of VietNam. When my enlistment expired I was stationed at Camp Pendleton, in San Diego County. Shortly after getting out I got married to Judith, a beautiful California Girl, and we settled in San Diego. A few years later we moved to Sonoma County, where I attended school and for about two years operated a Leather shop, selling mostly purses belts and sandles. After that we moved back to San Diego and have been here ever since. In 1976 I finally completed my education and received my degree from San Diego State. We raised two daughters, both who have since graduated college and started their own families. One has two children, (one of each variety) and the other one has one son. In June 2007, Judith died after battling Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma for 18 months. Prior to her illness we had both retired, her from the Post Office and me from DOD, (including 13 years with the Postal Service). Since Judith's death I spend a lot of time traveling around the countr...Expand for more