Gerard Nobrega:
CLASS OF 1977
New Bedford High SchoolClass of 1977
New bedford, MA
Gerard's Story
Life
...and after graduating from that fine School New Bedford High, I spent a short time in Tallahassee, FL seeing if it were the place I should start my life... it wasn't. Though I liked the area, and had lived there previously for several years, it didn't feel right.
I enlisted in the United States Navy and was trained in electronics. After my Honorable Discharge, I spent several months looking for a place to settle down, went to Texas, the Gulf coast, Virginia, but, after several months, like a moth drawn to a light, I ended up in New Bedford again, go figure.
I return on Dec 10, 1984, my birthday, and two days later started working for Narragansett Cash Register out of Fall River as a service manager. During my time there I met and married my wife, took in her son and had another one together. I worked there for 11 years. It was a ...Expand for more
good learning experience as the owner is quite a business man, but, it was time for me to move on.
I left, took a job the same week with a company called BRADCO out of Salem NH, worked out of my house as a field service tech for 3 years until I took my current job with what was then Bellatlantic Communications, it soon changed its name to Verizon. I am still employed by Verizon, and through advancement I ended up in a Tier Two support role to the field. I enjoy lots of travel, going to many different areas of the country on a fairly regular basis.
I recently purchased a home in Taunton, MA where I currently live with my wife 22 years and our 19 year old son. Our older son has given us two granddaughters, lovely children, and I do love them very much, though the best part of grandkids, is you get to send them home at the end of the day...
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