Salvatore Romano:
CLASS OF 1968
Glassboro State CollegeClass of 1968
Glassboro, NJ
Millville Memorial High SchoolClass of 1963
Millville, NJ
Salvatore's Story
How did over 50 years pass by so quickly? It seems so short a time ago when we could work summers, pay college expenses and even have a bit left over. My how things have changed.
A lot has happened since graduation for all of us. My path was not to enter the teaching profession initially but to continue in school. at least until my dear Uncle Sam saw fit to introduce me to the wonders of Army Infantry. However, having an advanced degree and filling out some paperwork at Fort Dix and a lot of luck convinced the army that maybe they could use me somewhere else. Hours before transport to Vietnam New orders were issued sending me To Walter Reed to work as a viral vaccine researcher. My work took me around the world and my co-workers encouraged me to apply to medical school. I also had the good fortune to meet my wife of 50 years Susan shortly after separating from the military. We met the summe...Expand for more
r of 1971 while taking a research design summer course at GSC. Fortunately, our small group consisted of my wife, myself and a Catholic priest.
After 4 years at Yale I trained in Internal Medicine, a year of Emergency Medicine and. then perused advanced training in Dermatology at Brown. Three children and three grandchildren later And over 30 years of practice and educating residents and medical students we retired. That was 11 years ago.
We skied as a family up north but to be honest , we love our life here in South Florida. Our families still live in New England and we mutually visit in Florida and the summers in Rhode Island. Fly fishing, walking, socializing, Bocce, Gourmet cooking and some teaching( thanks to GSC) occupy most of my time.
I will never forget my days at GSC and all the wonderful people and experiences I had the good fortune to have as a student there
Thank you all!
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