Jack Hakala:
CLASS OF 1953
Greenway High SchoolClass of 1953
Coleraine, MN
Seattle University - Albers School of BusinessClass of 1984
Seattle, WA
University of Minnesota - Institute of TechnologyClass of 1961
Minneapolis, MN
Lincoln High SchoolClass of 1953
Manitowoc, WI
Jack's Story
Life
Born in Chicago, grew up in Manitowoc, WI
Graduated from Greenway HS, Coleraine, MN, '53
Married Elaine Radmanovich, GHS '54
3 children--Doug, Sue and Lynn, 7 grandchildren
Residence in Bellevue, WA since '61
1941-'51: Manitowoc, WI schools
1951-'53: Greenway HS, Coleraine, MN
1953-1954: Itasca JC, Coleraine, MN
1954-1962: USAF Intelligence, active and reserve
1958-1961: U of Minn, B.Aeronautical Eng.,
1961: Moved to Bellevue, WA to work for Boeing,
1962: Commisioned Ensign in USNR
1961-'73: Boeing spacecraft thermal engineer--Lunar Orbiter, Apollo, Mariner 10 (NASA award)
1962-'68: U WA Grad School, Eng, p...Expand for more
art-time
1962-'83: Bassist Boeing Stage Band. director '73-'83
1967-'69: Musical Director, Boeing Events Staff
1973-'92: Boeing Eng. Mgr-747/E-4B, 707/E-6 & E-3
1981-'84: Seattle U., MBA
1983: Retired from USNR as Commander
1983: Bought floatplane for fly-in fishing
1984: Flew floatplane to Alaska
1990-1991: Engineer Mgr of French AWACS in Paris
1992: Retired from Boeing, bought 26' fishing boat
1994: Flew floatplane Seattle to Grand Rapids, MN
1998: Sold floatplane, quit flying.
2002: Founded SOUND of SWING 20-piece Big Band, SoSBigBand.org, at N. Bellevue CC, retires 2012, now just subbing as needed on bass or sax.
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