Bill Carpenter:
CLASS OF 1970
Joliet West High SchoolClass of 1970
Joliet, IL
Eastern Illinois UniversityClass of 1960
Charleston, IL
Bill's Story
Hey all glad to see a few have written about their lives since school. I kept real busy since then and have been lucky enough to been oversea, thank to Uncle Sam I got to a few different countries most of which were nice. After that I got home and got a job and rode a scooter for a number of years and kept busy with music and a few different bands, didn't play but did lighting and sound, was with Pryamid for close to 20 years and got to meet many good musicans because of it. Then I got into politics for a few years along with running with a NASCAR and Indy team, that led to meeting many of the now old drivers and one very special friendship with one of the best drivers around Tim Richmond. To bad he was taking from us so young. Then I met this young woman and in less than 3 months we were married and she is still putting up with me for some odd reason. I have a son who is 29 and is again living at home, don't ask me why?
I worked for the State long enough that I could retire, plowing snow and then as a supervisor running a couple of yards. God I found out being a boss is not ...Expand for more
all it's cracked up to be, and most people still act like kids on the job. After retirement, my body started to catch up with all the crap I put it threw and I've had a hip replacement that went haywire, and had to be done all over again within a year, and that left me with a leg that don't work right so I have to wear a brace. Then the following year the other knee gave out and had to have that scoped and now it has a bad case of arthritis but hey what else is new. Got my lungs burned in a fire and have problems breathing now so all in all I'm a mess physically but one thing that still works in the old eggo haven't lost that yet.
I'm still in the area and get to see a few of you and it's good to see you all. I still talk to Pat Felak and am trying to get her to show up but I don't think she will, she doing ok and works at a bank and went on to get a BS from college. I know we've lost some people and my heart goes out to their loved ones. Don't know if I will be able to make it to the reunion but I will be thinking of those who know me and remember me. God Bless and Good luck all.
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