David Fichter:  

I went to Our Lady of Grace school in Castro Valley and the St Elizabeth High school where I pretty much coasted for 4 years, not doing the work seriously. After St Elizabeth's I went to Chabot College until 1966, and then to USF. where I played ball and, more importantly, I got serious about my studies. I put myself through USF working as an EMT and any other work I could find . I received a Navy Fleet Reserve scholarship and a Federally based scholarship until Nixon defunded all federal funding. I completed my PhD work in Transformational Grammar, Linguistics, at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. I met my first wife, I married, and have 2 great kids. During the 70's I was a partner in a video production company. I became CEO of an Emergency Ambulance Co, 911 provider for 12 years and which I eventually sold. I completed my MBA at St Mary's...Expand for more