Darrel Allen:  

CLASS OF 1979
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Arlington, TX
Azle High SchoolClass of 2005
Azle, TX
Azle, TX
Arlington, TX
Arlington, TX

Darrel's Story

Life After High School I worked around town in the D/FW area mostly as a mechanic. I joined the Air Force in 1981 and served 10 years active duty in England, New Mexico and Arizona. I was a fireman for 2 years and switched over to be an electronics tech on jets. I then went to work for an Insurance/Investment firm in Ft Worth working in their IT department fixing computers. After a year I joined the Air Force Reserves to get my other 10 years (for retirement). After 2 years in the reserves I went to work for them full time as a civil service/military (dual status) technician. I worked there until 2001 and then transferred to the Federal Aviation Administration so I could keep my federal time and retire from reserves (Which I did in 2003). I currently work at Dallas Love Field Airport and take care of the NAVAIDS (radar,ILS,etc) for about a 50 mile radius of the airport. I am divorced, have 2 boys Trey 21 and Brandon 4 and currently own a house on 5.5 acres in Azle. Trey is in college and Brandon started Pre-K this year. He is a very social person and is the class leader. I hope he never loses his passion for learning!! We have 2 mutt dogs JJ and Sassy. We like them because they are friendly with people. I cherish my weekends because I spend most of my free time driving back and forth to Dallas and working during the week. School School? I still go to school at least once a year sometimes more than that. I went to about 40 different schools while in the USAF over the years (These are long schools that take months to complete) and I basically do the same thing now for the FAA. Most of my FAA classes are held at the academy in Oklahoma City but sometimes I get to go to other places for vendor sponsored training. Workplace I think my first job (beides selling roses at 6 Flags Mall)was at Baskin Robbins at...Expand for more
New York and 303. I met Missy Littlejohn where she worked at the grill at Target(Kmart?)and we dated for awhile. I worked at a plastics mfg place with Roger Putnam, Lerner Distribution in Grand Prairie with Roger (again) and Jordan Evans. I worked at Char King and Sonic on Cooper. Worked Texas Rangers taking tickets. I remember Scott Weidner and Jim Conger drove those beer kegs around. Not sure of the dates on all that but was in high school. After high school I worked at Maverick Tire on west division for almost a year. Worked at DFW airport maintenance for the parking company. Joined the Air Force and was a firefighter at RAF Upper Heyford, England for 2 years. Realized firemen are underpaid so transferred to aircraft avionics/electronics and transferred to Cannon AFB New Mexico. Went to F-16 school and transferred to Luke AFB near Phoenix, AZ. Got out of the Air Force and went to work for USPA&IRA in Ft Worth as an IT/Computer tech. Went back into the Air Force in 1996 as a civil service/military technician until 2001. Went to work for the Federal Aviation Administration in 2001 and now work at Dallas Love Field Airport. Military I've been to England, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Portugal, France, Netherlands, Hawaii, Guam, Australia and a BUNCH of places in the US and Canada. Also the bad.....Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain. The desert really sucks so give our guys and gals support over there. Can't say where I had the most fun but the food was most excellent in Italy, the prices were cheap in Portugal but Australia was like going back to the 50's. There is virtually no crime and they speak english so it was a lot of fun. Denmark was pretty cool lots of history there. I loved the mountains in Arizona. Very pretty. But I did come back here so I guess after everywhere I've been I still like Texas the best!!
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Building the new wing of the museum
What big teeth you have
Standing by the dinosaur
Youngest son Brandon. 5 yrs old
My cousins puppy
He got a guitar for his birthday
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New Years Day 2008
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