Bob Wooldridge:  

Family I'm from a large family so you may know my siblings: Katherine, Peggy, Edith (Ede), Steve, Dan, Dot and Mike. I am sure Peggy, Ede and Steve went to Sonoma High. Dan, Dot and Mike went to Kelso High. I married Susan Whisnant from Castle Rock, WA. We lived in Alaska for almost 20 years. Now we live back in Castle Rock. I am active in Freemasonry. School I didn't get good grades in anything but math & electronics. The most useful class I took in HS was typing. As a software developer and consulting I do a lot of typing. The math classes were good but that was more fun than work. My family moved a couple of times back then and I ended up going to three different Senior High Schools. My first crush was Valerie in Junior High. I never did get up the courage to even talk to her. But I understand she is doing well and has a nice family in Nevada. If I could it all over again I would skip HS altogether. College was much better. The Profs and instructors didn't impose the school's sports over the lessons. With all the sport hype gone, I actually learned something. Growing up I never thought I would go to college. My family was poor and I never took any AP or college prep courses. HS Councilors suck. I had no idea what I would be doing after HS. In the summer of 71 I worked for two women who changed my life forever. They called me into their office one day and asked where I was going to college. Finding the question odd, I explained. At the end of this interview they aske...Expand for more