Wayne Johnson:
CLASS OF 1968
Hilton High SchoolClass of 1968
Hilton, NY
Rochester Institute of Technology - EngineeringClass of 1972
Rochester, NY
Charlotte High SchoolClass of 1968
Rochester, NY
Abelard Reynolds Elementary School 42Class of 1962
Rochester, NY
Wayne's Story
As most of my classmates know I started my family very early. My high school years were not exactly what you would call typical. I¿d still like to know who the ¿genius¿ was that penned my obit in our last will and testament- ¿Wayne Johnson father of the year leaves for I¿ve got a secret.¿ A rather dubious distinction- some things you just never forget¿
Judy was a good mother and wonderful person but, although we tried, it just didn¿t last. We divorced after thirteen years. Shawn and Kevin (my sons) are both doing very well and I have five grandchildren now between them. No regrets here.
I met the love of my life a few years later and was blessed with a daughter, Darcy. We were together eighteen years but then I lost my wife to a car/pedestrian accident. That¿s when I learned it¿s not what you expect from life but rather what life expects from you. It¿s a hard lesson t...Expand for more
o learn. But the sunny side is the time we had together.
I attended RIT nights but never got my degree. Swore I¿d never work at Kodak and held off for almost ten years. Started at Olin Corporation as a drafter for four years then headed to California (with the family and all our possessions) in my VW bus. I also tried Houston and Denver but Rochester was home and I kept coming back.
Recently took an early retirement from Kodak after 28 years. Kodak was good to me and I managed to work my way up in a variety of positions including designer, technician, reliability engineer and supervisor. When the time was right I managed to find the door before they showed me to it.
Now I¿m down here in sunny Florida trying to plan the next chapter. My fondest memory of high school is the diversity of friends that I enjoyed; jocks, ruffians, intellectuals, etc. I got a kick out of all of you.
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