Walter Hughes:
CLASS OF 1965
Ocean City High SchoolClass of 1965
Ocean city, NJ
Reynolds High SchoolClass of 1972
Troutdale, OR
Walter's Story
LIFE HIGHLIGHTS__
'65-'67 Goldey Beacom J.C. Associate Degree Accounting
'67-'73 U.S. Navy; the Navy discovered I had an aptitude for science and sent me to Nuclear Power School (2 years), then 4 years of sea duty (8 patrols) on USS Daniel Webster, nuclear powered, ballistic nuclear missile submarine.
'74-'89 Moved to Washington State, electrician on oceanographic research ships, in the Seattle salmon fishing fleet, and in electric utilities around the western WA region;
'89-'91 Worked two 6-month summer seasons in Antarctica (electrician);
'91 Associate degree in General Studies, North Seattle Community College;
'98 Married to Beth; raised in Portland, OR; major life changer!!
'98 Retired, left Seattle for some rural acreage; started a small flower and organic veg farm;
'02 Diagnosed with idiopathic cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure;
'13 Heart transplant, December 28, 2013; changed all my computer account user names to “LuckyDog13” ;-)
FAVE HOBBIES over the years: hiking (Cascade Range of WA and OR, High Sierras of CA, the...Expand for more
deserts in AZ winters, and the south island of New Zealand), sea kayaking, cooking, fitness, photography, gardening, art (colored pencil and pen and ink), and taking college classes at night; most at home when hiking the mountains or wandering a beach.
Coach Carey frequently used the quote: “A Jack of all trades is Master of none”; well, you can call me 'Jack'! My insatiable curiosity always kept me moving on to the next new thing; I wanted to see and do it all; I managed to take a big bite out of what life has to offer and am a happy and better person for doing so! I've seen some sights and done some really cool things.
All in all, I've led a charmed and blessed life; blessed, after 51 years of bachelorhood, with a wife who is also my best friend; we are joined at the hip; she was caregiver extraordinaire over the years I was sick; never wavered; true grit. Charmed because whatever I needed along the way somehow always managed to show up. I am grateful for gifts received, especially wisdom that came from (the many!) lessons learned the hard way. Everyone should be so lucky!
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