Charles Nixon:
CLASS OF 1961
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Madera High SchoolClass of 1961
Madera, CA
Charles's Story
To tell a bit of myself:
Untimely voluntary leaving the Madera Union High School in the Junior year. I worked for various places on the farms, and ranches in the area, after leaving the schooling I thought that I for certain, believed I didn't need.
At the age of 17, I joined the navy for reasons that I prefer not to mention. After boot camp, I was assigned to sea duty, on board the USS Mauna Kea. While on board that ammunition ship I used a bit of some of the brains I now possessed, that I thought didn't need schooling,, and was able to achieve a GED diploma..
After getting out of the Navy, I worked on two dairy's and was late for work on the first day after a vacation,,, which resulted in my dismissal. From this situation I changed vocations. I entered the mining field in a Soda Ash mine in Moab, ...Expand for more
Utah. I advanced from a utility man position to fire boss and temporary mine foreman in just three years. Was transferred to a mine in Wyoming, with this company known as Texas Gulf Sulpher, when this mine went to solution mining. I worked in this & another trona mine, & two coal mines. I ended the mining career after many years & am now retired which was from Dec 15th1966 to June 1st 2010.
I met & married the most wonderful woman ever, & we are still together, after 53 wonderful & happy years of marriage. I spend my days with the wonderful family I have been blessed with, two daughters, & my name sake, one son. We have three grandsons, & three grand daughters, and are blessed with four great grandsons & 5 great grand daughters ranging from 1 year to 10 years of age. It has been a wonderful life.
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