Danny(Dan) Buress:
CLASS OF 1966
Western High SchoolClass of 1966
Las vegas, NV
Eldorado High SchoolClass of 1988
Las vegas, NV
NOVA UniversityClass of 1988
Las vegas, NV
University of Nevada Las Vegas - EducationClass of 1985
Las vegas, NV
Danny(Dan)'s Story
Life
I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START..I WAS BORN..MAYBE THAT'S TOO FAR BACK.
I WAS A TEENAGER IN LAS VEGAS AND WENT TO WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL, GRADUATING IN 1966. I WENT INTO THE NAVY IN DEC. OF THAT YEAR AND SPENT 3 YEARS.
AFTER THE MILITARY, I WENT TO WORK FOR THE LAS VEGAS POLICE DEPT., LATER, LVMPD (METRO).
I LEFT THERE IN 1983 AND BECAME A SCHOOL TEACHER WITH THE CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DIST. I LEFT THERE IN 1988 AND MOVED TO BEAUTIFUL BOISE, ID. I LIVED THERE FOR A FEW YEARS AND WENT TO KOREA TO TEACH SCHOOL IN 1996.
I MADE 3 TRIPS TO KOREA AND MOST RECENTLY, AUG. 2004, I MOVED BACK TO KOREA TO TEACH AGAIN. I WILL STAY HERE WITH MY KOREAN WIFE UNTIL I AM READY TO RETIRE, AND THEN MOVE BACK TO THE STATES. WE ARE TRYING TO DECIDE WHERE TO RETIRE. I HATE LAS VEGAS, SO IT WON'T BE THERE..
CONTACT ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IN TOUCH. I ONLY TALK TO A COUPLE OF OLD CLASSMATES.
School
I LOVED HIGH SCHOOL. (WESTERN; LAS VEGAS; '64-'66) IT WAS A GREAT TIME. WE WERE BY FAR THE BEST SCHOOL IN TOWN AT THE TIME. WE WON EVERYTHING AND HAD THE PRETTIEST GIRLS.
I PLAYED FOOTBALL ON 2 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS.
MY 1ST LOVE WAS SHERRY ROOS AND I'LL NEVER FORGET HER! JIM BIANCHI, PAT DOYLE, DARLENE TYLER.
WHAT A GREAT TIME. I SHOULD HAVE APPRECIATE...Expand for more
D IT MORE...
College
I STARTED SCHOOL AFTER FINISHING MY MILITARY SEVICE. I WAS ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND A STUDENT AT THE SAME TIME. I GOT MY ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN 1975. I CONTINUED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND FINALLY GOT MY BS IN SECONDARY ED. IN 1985. I HAVE ALMOST 200 HOURS OF UNDERGRADUATE HOURS. I WAS A PROFESSIONAL STUDENT AND UNCLE SAM PAID FOR MOST OF IT. IN 1988 I RECEIVED MY MS IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FROM NOVA UNIVERSITY.
CURRENTLY, I AM TEACHING CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH (EFL) IN KOREA. THIS IS MY 3RD TRIP TO KOREA AND IT'S GREAT.
Workplace
MANY, MANY JOBS.
MY LONGEST TENURE WAS WITH THE LAS VEGAS METRO POLICE DEPT.1972/1983.
I WAS A SCHOOL TEACHER, INSURANCE AGENT, LONG-HAUL TRUCKER, BUS DRIVER, PRISON RECREATION COORDINATOR, AND A FEW MORE. I LIKE TO SAY I HAVE A "ROUNDED" WORK HISTORY.. SOMETIMES GOOD, SOMETIMES BAD.
Military
1966/67 U.S. NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, SAN DIEGO. CO. 729
1967/68 18 MONTHS ON GUAM, VISITING THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
1968/69 VAH-10,WHIDBEY ISLAND,DET-67,ABOARD THE JFK CVA-67
I WAS ABOARD THE JFK FOR 13 MONTHS AND MADE THE MAIDEN CRUISE TO THE MED WITH VAH-10, DET 67. LOOKING BACK ON IT, I WISH I WOULD HAVE PAID MORE ATTENTION!!! SOMETIMES, I THINK I SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN...
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