Charles Mac Donald:
CLASS OF 1964
James Madison Senior High SchoolClass of 1964
San diego, CA
Saint Charles Borromeo SchoolClass of 1960
San diego, CA
Charles's Story
After graduating in 1964, went to college for two years. Went into the US Army - spent time at Fort Ord, CA, Fort Benning, Georgia then Panama for a while then Vietnam for one year. Got out in 1969. Came back - tried college again for a year or so. Got married. Moved to Kansas and Missouri. Could not take the cold so came to Bakersfield, CA. Worked in the oil fields for a while. Went to work for Bakersfield Fire Department for 5 years, then went to work for State Fire Marshal and retired from Cal Fire in Oct 2012. Got my college degree while working. Still work part time for Cal Fire. Enjoying retirement and part time work.
Travels - have been to England, Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France. In 2014 spent two weeks in Ireland, followed by two weeks in Scotland . In 2013, I spent two weeks in Scotland and two weeks in Austria. May 2...Expand for more
018 - spent 30 days in New Zealand. Sept 2018 - spent 30 days in Scotland - one week on Isle of Coll..
Hobbies - astronomy club (I have a 13" telescope). Belong to Ken County Scottish Society. Have been doing genealogy - ancestors came from Scotland. Also - have two antique cars - 1923 Model T (sold it in Feb 2020) and a 1926 air cooled Franklin. Bought a 1964.5 Ford Mustang Convertible in 2019. Rebuilding it now - almost done Have a 35' Winnebago that I travel around in. I used to do backpacking (Sierras and Alaska) - but I don't like sleeping on the ground anymore.
God has been good to me.
For my 70th birthday - August 1 - I went skydiving. Jumped from 13000', opened parachute at 5000'. Great. For my 71st birthday - went skydiving again - again jumped from 13000'. 72nd, 73rd, 74th - skydiving - 13, 500'. Will continue to do this every year - or more.
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