Lynn McAtee:
CLASS OF 1955
Holy Rosary High SchoolClass of 1955
Bozeman, MT
Lynn's Story
Graduated May 55, worked around Bozeman till Jan 56. Enlisted in US Air Force. Aircraft Mechanic At Eglin AFB Fla till Mar 57, then to Japan, four years. Married Chiyoko (Annie, now married 50yrs.) To Klamath Falls Ore in 1961-64, Paine Fld Wa 65, Went to Flight Engineer school 65-66. Stationed Travis AFB Ca 66-68. Flew on C-141 transport, world wide. 69-70, VNam flew on c-123K. 70-74, McClellan AFB Ca. Flew on EC-121D&T, (super Constellation, Airborn Early Warning Radar aircraft.) 74-76, Travis AFT Ca, on C-5A Jumbo Jet. Crshed Siagon VietNam March 4th, 1975, (Baby Lift aircraft) Retired Aug. 1976.
Commercial Auto Mechanic, Vallejo Ca, 76-79. Moved to Plains Mt late 79, ran own auto repair shop 79-84.
Various jobs 84-98. Retired from retirement 98.
Deacon training from 1988-1992. Ordained Deacon in Catholic Church, Aug 1992. Serve at St James Catholic Parish/Plains up to now.
Hobies, reading, railroad information, antique cars/trucks. (study and enjoy)
Travel when we can afford it. Pick-up and 5th wheel camper.
I always wanted to be a flier when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a bad idea. As it turns out, they were wrong.
To relax when I'm stressed, I Read and watch TV
Most all of the teachers I had at Rosary Elementry/High School have passed away, but ...Expand for more
the two I remember the most were Sisters Mary Patrica and Rosanne. Sr Patricia was very elderly, in her 70s I think when I was in the 7th through 10th grades, and she retired to the mother house in Wisconsin, I think in 1953. I wrote to her for a few years after she retired, but I think she died in about 1963.
Sister Rosanne was the principal at Rosary for 10 or 12 years, thrrough my graduation in 1955 at least. How much longer she was there after that, I don't know. She taught Math to my class from the 7th grade thru Senior year. Math was not my most shinning subject, but she got us all through to the bitter end, and must have done a pretty good job, because our whole class passed the collage entrence exam for Mt State/Bozeman, in the top 85 percentile.
I've lost touch with most of my class mates, except Bill Kiefer, Class of 56, who lives in Springfield Oregon and Dale Reller, My class, who lives in Thompson Falls Mt, and his younger brother, Gary Reller, who is a Priest for the Diocese of Helena Mt, and is pastor of St Anthony Parish in Missoula Mt.
Three of my class mates have passed away, Fr Jack Bauer, Chester Brown and Richard Ulrick. So far as I know, the rest of us are still kicking, though maybe not as hard as we used to.
Blessings to you all, Deacon Lynn McAtee.
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