John Donovan:  

Life We have three cats they have since deceased in 2014, we now have three cars. I do alot of genealogy on my family(s). I am retired and live in a new home with my wife and son. My wife is going to have a total knee replacement on April 18, 2006. I spent 36 years in the Air Force, 12 active and the rest in the reserves or guard. I owned my own computer store from 1981 to 1996. I have three degrees, AS in Management, BA in Business Administration and MBA. One interesting aspect of my life I just recently found out was that my father had four wives without any divorce, and that I have 11 half-brothers and sisters in Mass. and Conn. We had a reunion of five of the half-brothers and sisters in Seymour, Conn. in 2002. Wife Judy is doing well with her two new knees. I have found my Polish family doing genealogy; and they are coming over to the US to meet all the family. They are the only survivors on my grandmoters side, and only36 are left in Poland. My sister Carol, who lives i in Stratford, Conn. Mom passed at the age of 97 in Stratford, Conn.. Her name is Vera McAuley. I will be writing a book soon on my father. I am waiting for notes from some of the relatives on their knowledge of him. I have the research material all completed. As of 30 Dec, 06 I have done the first chapter, and I am awaiting more research data from my half brother Henry. The book is now published and can be had through Google, The Adventures of Wild Bill Donovan, author: John L. Donovan. It took me from 1955 to 1973 to get my BA in Bus. Admin.; I was in the Air Force for most of that time. I received my BA while in the Air Force under their "Bootstrap" program. I continued my studies in LA and finally back to Eastern WA Univ. to receive my MBA. So perseverence pays off. I also receved my AS in Mgmt., with the Air Force Community College in 1979. I got a big write up in the Air Force base paper on my achievements in education. While on "Bootstrap", I was almost a civilian, as I wore civilian c...Expand for more