Shawn Smith:
CLASS OF 1974
Booker T. Washington High SchoolClass of 1974
Norfolk, VA
Shawn's Story
Life has been varied since leaving BTW. After graduating from ODU, I decided to go into the Navy and was commissioned as an ensign in 1979. I stayed on active duty until 1986, then decided I wanted to raise a family, so I transferred into the Navy reserve, where I stayed for 20 more years and retired in 2007 as a Captain. In that time, I had 3 children while our family bounced back and forth between California, D.C. and Dallas/Fort Worth area due to military moves with my husband, Mike. Mike retired in 1996, and we moved back to the Dallas/Fort Worth area permanently. I currently work as a civilian for the Department of the Navy (although this was preceeded by a 3-year stint in public education) and really love it. My husband works for American Airlines as an instructor, so we have been able to take advantage of those flight benefits and trav...Expand for more
el with our children through the years. And yes, I am still married to the same great guy after 25 years! We are currently planning a trip to Japan to visit our oldest daughter (24) who is an Navy Ensign stationed there. Our second child, our son Nathan (21), is a student at University of San Diego, is in Army ROTC, and will be commissioned as a second lieutenant next year. Our youngest daughter, Kelly (19) wanted nothing to do with the military and is our social butterfly. She is a college sophomore in the Boston area. Ours are definitely spread out all over the map -- it's good that I like to travel!
This posting is definitely an experiment driven from curiosity. Those years at BTW were interesting, sometimes angst-filled (probably typical for high school) and busy. I look forward to hearing what many of you have been up to over the years!
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