Gary Ladd:
CLASS OF 1971
Alameda High SchoolClass of 1971
Alameda, CA
Wheelus American Depende High SchoolClass of 1971
Tripoli,
Gary's Story
As some of you may know, I grew up overseas mostly in England and Belgium. However, did move to Alameda, CA part way through my 8th grade year attending Lincoln Middle School then went to Alameda High freshman year. Sophomore and Junior years were spent in Tripoli Libya at Wheelus High School. Probably the most memorable was being stuck in transit from New York to Tripoli on September 1, 1969 when Colonel Ghadaffi did his Coup d'etat. That last year in Tripoli was tumultuous! Returned to Alameda High for my senior year then went to Seattle WA where I attended and graduated from Univ of WA with a BS in Kinesiology. Got married in 1975, lived in Tacoma WA for about 25 years, had 4 wonderful children, then moved to San Ramon CA in 1998. I've worked in Risk Management and Insurance for the majority of those years and reti...Expand for more
red in June 2008 from Safeway. Bought our first sailboat in 1983 and enjoyed many years sailing around the San Juan Islands in the PNW then bought our cruising sailboat in 2003 berthing it at Ballena Isle Marina. My wife Cindy was an elementary school teacher. We now have 9 grandchildren and expecting our 10th in early March 2011. We untied from the dock in July 2008 and after a short sail north turned the boat around and headed to Mexico. We cruised in Mexico up and down the Baja Peninsula and Pacific coast of mainland Mexico for a little over 2 years. In March 2011 we plan to take off across the Pacific Ocean for New Zealand and Australia. We have a blogspot under the name of svdistantshores that you can visit to see some of our blog entries, posted pictures and current location. Our story continues!
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