Ken Lauderback:  

I can't say I had many close friends in high school, although I wanted to. Since I skipped the second grade, I was at least a year and in most cases two years younger than those in my class. I was small in stature (what happened to that?) and not interested in sports, so I am sure if I was noticed at all I was considered a nerd and a bookworm. Never had a "girlfriend" in high school, being younger than all the girls I had crushes on. (Stephanie Shaff, where are you? :-) ) After graduation I went to Chemeketa Community College, and got a degree in Fire Protection Technology. I enjoyed firefighting, it was exciting and rewarding, but when the medical calls began to outnumber the fire calls, I decided that wasn't for me. When my family moved to extreme eastern Oregon in 1972, I went with them. Spent about 8 years working in auto parts dealerships. I came back to Salem in 1980, since I missed the Willamette Valley. I went to work restoring antique vehicl...Expand for more