John Jewkes:  

Life Some of you may remember me for the car I drove: 1971 Dodge Polara, 440 Magnum, old Highway Patrol Car pictured above! In the years since 1979 (Graduation Year), I served in the Military as a Military Policeman, Worked as a Deputy Sheriff, Did Handicap Parking enforcement, Delivered Appliances and made computer Joysticks sell like candy at Valentine's day (I was the Internet sales Administrator for ThrustMaster joysticks). I have also worked for the Church as A maintenance and repairman. I have 4 Living, Lovely kids, and two that went back to heaven due to medical problems. Jesus hugs them for me daily. On the day of the Resurrection, I will see them again. I have a loving current wife (20 years of marriage)and am still friends with my first wife and her husband (I married her at 18, right out of high school and while joining the Army). I am back in school after 24 years. Mr. Carrasco would be proud I have A's in all three english classes. Mrs. White would be proud, as I have written several published poems and op-ed pieces for Oregon Newspapers and the Army Times! I am almost done with my AA degree after one year and will complete my BA in Comp. Sci. at Oregon State! -update= after eleven terms, I have 198 credit hours... and am being asked to Become a TA yet again (last five terms teaching software side of CS-101!) I NOW get why all those great teachers became teachers! IT IS SO COOL when you see that the student GETS IT!!!! Wish I could say that to Mr. Ledesma... He always thought I could be a teacher! School My Biggest Crush, although I could never admit to it, was the beautiful and Talented Kathryn Thayn. She was very intim-idating, and I'm sure she thought me an idiot. She looked very nice in anything she wore. Second Crush was on Elaine DeLa Rosa but I couldn't tell h...Expand for more