Louis J. Ralston:  

I now live in Cottage Grove, Oregon with my wife Kathy. We have 5 sons and 7 grandkids, 3 boys and 4 girls so far. I left the Rand District on the evening of June 5, 1956 as soon as the Graduation exercises were over and came to Oregon. I stayed in Oregon until Dec. 57, I then returned to the Desert and went to work for the U.S. Borax and Chem Corp. in Mar. 58. I stayed there until Apr. 69. In June of 66, I joined the Kern Co. Sheriff's Reserves and then in Apr. 69, I went full time with the Ridgecrest PD. I stayed there until June of 77, then sold everything in Ridgecrest and moved back to Oregon and have never regretted it for one min. I am Medically retired now due to an accident with a piece of heavy equiptment that I was operating. My kids are scattered all over the U.S. The oldest is in Ridgecrest, #2, is in Drain, Oregon, #3 is in New York City, #4 is in Wasilla, Alaska and #5 is in Cottage Grove, Oregon. I had one Daughter, but lost her when she was 22, the victim of a homicide. ********************************************************************************************...Expand for more