David Hubbard:
CLASS OF 1965
Lake Wales High SchoolClass of 1965
Lake wales, FL
David's Story
The memory isn't what it used to be, but:
When I graduated in '65, Hoppy (Carl) White and I had jobs waiting for us at Lake Mohonk Mountain House in upstate NY. We enjoyed an unbelievable summer on the mountain, came home to get our letters from Uncle Sam. I enlisted in the US Air Force and worked on B52's for three years. While serving in the AF I spent weekends in Palo Alto, where I met my wife Cathy. Forty seven years later, with four remarkable children and six grandchildren, we call Red Bluff, in Northern California, our home. Along the way I worked at Hewlett Packard Company, twelve years as a Tool and Die Maker in Palo Alto, and an additional thirteen years as a Process Programmer in Santa Rosa CA. I virtuall...Expand for more
y loved the Cad/Cam design and programming work and the years seemed to fly by but the fun can only last so long; I retired in December 2001.
Having spent my first eighteen years living on the banks of Lake Wales, being near the water still soothes my soul, so living on the Sacramento River is what retirement is all about.
When we are not visiting our children and grandchildren we enjoy boating and camping and an occasional trip to Las Vegas (we always swear were not going back due to overcrowding but we always do) and we both enjoy Reno and Lake Tahoe which is less than four hours away.
I feel blessed to have grown up in Lake Wales and often reflect on old friends and good times.
I will post some pics soon.
Dave
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