David Hawkins:
CLASS OF 1975
Bryan High SchoolClass of 1975
Bryan, TX
Antelope Valley CollegeClass of 1985
Lancaster, CA
David's Story
After High School, I joined the Navy to learn the electronics field. I did two years in school, two years on a nuclear submarine and two years on a destroyer tender. After six years I got out of the military. Went to work Northrop/Grumman aerospace, worked on the Stealth Bomber B-2 for 16 years, F-117 Stealth Fighter for 3 years, tested and launched satellites for 9 years, I am currently doing radar testing at China Lake, Ca. I was married for 28 years. My wife passed in October 2011,we have four grandchildren and I am living in Harbor City Ca. I still have all my hair, blonde but turning gray and silver,ponytail past my shoulders... No Mullet here, I guess I am still stuck in the 60's. It was funny but when I tried to keep my hair short I was never noticed. I got fed up one day and quit cutting my hai...Expand for more
r, pulled it back into a pony tail and people noticed me. I kept getting promoted and getting better jobs for my abilities not my short cropped hair. Go figure. Now I cut the ends even and mother nature takes care of the rest.
I do a lot of traveling for work now and who knows where I will end up. Since my last post I am back in the satellite business in Redondo Beach, California. Still trying to make some sense out of this world we live in. I love my job building satellites and testing them. The best part of the job is the final delivery. I am one of the guys in the control room when they launch the rocket. I never dreamed that I would be able to watch a rocket launch and get paid for it. I don't know if I will ever make it back for a reunion but if there is one coming up I will do my best to be there.
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