William Layton:  

Hard to believe that it has been 50 years since graduation from Oak Harbor. The years have covered a trail with different high points in it. Joined the USMC while still in Senior Year on a deferred entry program. Served from l960-l965 with discharge as a Sgt. E/5. Then to Police Officer in Mcminnville, OR, to Guard at the Oregon State Penitentiary, to Police Officer in Canby, OR to employment with the US Postal Service in l969. Met the girl of my dreams in l964, married in l965 and still married to the same one for just shy of 45 years. Have a grown Son who is a Service Manager for an Air Conditioning Company and has been with the Company for over 18 years, and a daughter who is a Store Director for Fred Meyer in Shelton, WA. 6 grandkids, three great grandkids. Retired from USPS in 1992 with a full 30 year government career, (USMC and Post Office)at the ripe old age of 49 years old. Actually retirement was 6 days before my 50th birthday because that was how the government did the retirements on that round. Postal Service atarted in Newberg, OR, then to McMinville, OR as fill in Postmaster, then to Yamhill, OR as PM, Prineville, OR as PM and then a promotion back home to Mississippi, within 20 miles of where I grew up, to a Mail Processing Facility. Had a lrage facility that ran 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with 57 full time and 23 part time employees. Moved back to Oregon to be close to the then new grandson and have worked at a number of different occupations since then. Spent over 40 years working with the Boy Scouts and now devote a lot of volunteer time to Hunter Education Instruction. Have been doing that for the past 17 years. Oh, to those interested in the adoption thing that came up in Passmore's Family Relation Class. Finally got my family back together in 1973. Visited with Both parents,(they are divorced, and lost Moth...Expand for more