Wilfred Clifford:  

CLASS OF 1953
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Paseo High SchoolClass of 1953
Kansas city, MO
Greenville, NC

Wilfred's Story

Will is from Watertown, Massachusetts. Wilfred's schools include Paseo High School. Will later attended East Carolina University (Class of 1975, earned BSBA (Management) . Will's interests include Black & White movies; he also enjoys Reba McEntire, Johnny Cash.& Willie Nelson. Will's likes include The Aftershock Survival Summit. Some of Will's favorite quotes are: Silence is Golden; sometimes it isn't. and "Do it to others before they do it to you."". Some of you know that I wound up In Kansas City by being exiled from Watertown MA by my "loving" grandfather; it was difficult for me to contend with a practically non-English speaking "guardian," no assistance with homework or moral guidance; the school system was clueless. Fortunately for me, I wound up In KC and experienced the Mid-Western warmth and compassion absent from NE. Utilizing the COE system I was able to work my way through HS but I cheated by working 2 jobs in lieu of 1; I lived with a 78 yr old LL and she let me use her kitchen. Upon graduating HS in '53 enlisted in the Marines as a private, "retired" 20 yrs later as a Captain. Married my across the street sweetheart 1960; we ...Expand for more
had 4 kids, now 11 grandchildren. While on active duty between overseas deployments attended ECU evenings, full time upon "retirement.," couldn't have done it w/o loving support of Lorraine. Worked in management positions in 3 family owned manufacturing plants, kept getting "down-sized." While learning how to properly insulate our home I became interested in the home heating trade, went to a 4 week trade school course and started up a heating business that involved installing oil fired heating appliances, attained 3400 customers, but a 24/7 3 man effort gets tiresome! & retired 1999. Shortly thereafter (2003) diagnosed w/prostate cancer, something about Agent Orange from 13 month tour in Vietnam, surgery and adjuvant radiation therapy took care of that problem, along with Lorraine's TLC. Enjoying life. staying healthy by working out 2 hours every other day and wouldn't change a thing. (7 March 2021;) Well, did change something; finally applied for and was granted VA and SecNav disability in 2016 for combat related special compensation. I had delayed applying for same because I still had all of my limbs and eye sight while many others did not
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