Erik "Spike" Thiesmeyer:  

Life Love life on the Central Coast! We will never live in Socal again. I'm working for a helicopter service in Santa Maria flying Sikorsky S-76s to the oil rigs off shore. Still flying King Airs in the Army Reserve and have completed two tours to Iraq. Retiring from the military in August, 2009. Love hearing from LCHS classmates! The 25 year was great and hope the 30 year reunion will be a huge bash. JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! Cheers! Spike College I went to college at night while working full-time. I was 37 years old when I finally graduated from University of Redlands in 2001. I had a great time in school, but never had the true college experience of parties, dorms, drinking, frats, football games, etc. I was in the Army during those years. But I have no regrets. Workplace I have a great job on the Central Coast flying airplanes and helicopters full-time. I left Nasa in March of 2006, which was very hard to do, but we needed to get out of LA. It was my chance to find a job that I would really love and flying has always been my passion. Very excited to be flying full-time and best of all, I get to go home every night. Military Joined the Army before I graduated from high school. Learned how to work o...Expand for more