Eric Szendrey:  

Life 10/20/05 Hi, Ya'll! So where do I start? I graduated from RRHS in 1979 and then went straight to College at Soutwest Texas State (now Texas State) University. I majored in Marine Biology and minored in Chemistry...dumb idea as math is my weakest subject! Upon graduation in 1984, I stayed out a year and stocked groceries at the Round Rock H.E.B. So then, during this time, I was looking into Military service. I joined the Navy in 1985 and wound up in Norfolk, Virginia. Nice change from Great Lakes Colder n' Hell Illinois! So I spent 3 years on the Aircraft Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Did alot of traveling around the Carribean and Mediterranean Oceans. I was a Catapult Electrician which was a pretty easy job until the Catapults or Arresting Gear broke down. Then we were given alot of 'unwanted' attention to get it fixed. I rotated out of the Navy in 1989 and was hired on to work at the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. I was a trackside electrician. This job required that we maintain, repair, and install equipment used...Expand for more