Gerald "LINUS" Marcell:  

I grew up in western Kansas in the oil field regions that my dad worked, such as Bogue & Palco, KS. My family moved to Topeka, KS when I was 15. I later graduated from Highland Park High School, in Topeka KS, May 1964. First job after high school was working as a small engine mechanic for my dad at the John Deer Lawn & Tractor store. I hired on with the local railroad 1966 where I trained & worked as a licensed sheet metal worker. I was drafted in the army from May 1967- May 1969. I was assigned as a rifleman in Co. A, 1st Battalion of 1st Infantry Division's 2nd Infantry near Phuoc Vinh, Vietnam for one year (the Big Red One). I may be considered a late bloomer as I began college part time in 1974 utilizing the GI bill to partially fund my education. On a leave of absence from AT & SF railroad I sta...Expand for more