Roy Newton:  

For those tuning in from David Douglas H.S. I grew up on Division St. and 135th. Attended North, South and Earl Boyles Elementary Schools. My high school years were a mess '60-'61 David Douglas, '61-'62 Beaverton and Sunset, '62-'63 David Douglas and '63-'64 Sunset. In spite the best efforts of Guys like Mr. Walker I did graduate. Actually 4 times. Sunset '64, Lane C. C. '70 and U of O '72 and '76. I spent four years in the US Coast Guard '64-'68, four really great years. Too many stories to tell except that it gave me the spark I needed to go to college when I got out. I got married the same year which turned out to be one of my biggest mistakes. We had one son who has totally devoted himself to his mother which is probably a good thing. When it appeared I could no longer do any good we divorced after 42 years. It's been 5 years now and I think I have recovered. I have done just about everything I wanted to do in this lifetime, I taught Biology and Marine Biology for 26 years, coached wrestling for 20 tears, Did a little research getting my Masters Degree on the feeding habits of Pacific Salmonids. Got a grant from MJ Murdock Charitable Trust (You all remember who he was I hope) to work summers at the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center in Beaverton. Yes, thats the same place on 185th that I made sure I ran past it when we were in HS. As for wrestling I was involved with many state champions, too many to enumerate finishing at Nerberg HS which as some of you know is a perenial power house. I got SCUBA certified in Seatle shortly after graduation in '64. While attending college and teaching in Lane County I was a diver (8 years) for the Lane County Sheriff, WSRU, that R is for recovery not rescue. In that time our team dove in nearly every bit of lake, creek, river and ocean in Lane County. From s...Expand for more