Paul Christiansen:  

Life I never played the saxophone again after high school, but did learn the guitar and 5-string banjo and played for a while in a group at college when folk singing was all the rage. I rarely play now. Went to Muhlenberg College for two years, then into the Army and flew helicopters in 'Nam from Oct. '68 to Oct.69, then taught the instructors class at Ft. Wolters, Texas for 14 months. After the Army, met my wife to be (Leslie) on a blind date in 1972. After we got married in 1973, I finished college and went back to work at IBM. We have two daughters, identical twins, Meredith and Stephanie. They are both married. Meredith had our first grandchild Rob in April of 2008. Stephanie gave birth to another grandson (Emmett) in September of 2009 and then a second grandson Wesley in July of 2013. I worked for IBM for 34 years and then worked as a consultant out of my home in Olney, MD until mid-2007, when I retired for good. We still live in Olney, close to the kids and grandchildren. For the last six years I have written books describing the detail development of the Westinghouse jet engines (19A, 19B, J30, J32, J40, J46) for the U....Expand for more