David Jepson:  

Life: After high school I continued working in the grocery business for several years, ultimately becoming store manager at a few stores in Oregon. After obtaining my engineering degree in 1979 I moved to California and began working for Hewlett-Packard. I held several managerial positions for HP since at various locations in California, in Oregon (Corvallis), in Singapore and in Barcelona, Spain. In 2002 we returned home to Corvallis, Oregon from Barcelona to become the Worldwide Business Planning Manager for HP's Printer Supplies Businesses. I retired from HP in late 2012 and am now devoting my business energies to managing my winery. In 1970 I married GPHS class of '69 classmate Eva Stone; we divorced in 1983. Along the way we produced two fine sons, Jason & Johnathon (Jason has in turn produced two daughters, and Johnathon a son). In 1984 I met and later married my current wife, Nicoletta, and got a great step-daughter, Kristina, in the deal -- Krissy is now married with a daughter and son of her own. In 1985 we had a wonderful daughter of our own, Jennifer. Jenny is also now married with a daughter and a son. We enjoy traveling (especially France, Northern Italy, and Northern Spain -- a byproduct of jobs that included worldwide responsibilities/staff), haute cuisine dining, gourmet cooking, viewing/collecting art, attending sporting & music/theater events. I to...Expand for more