John Alford:
CLASS OF 1970
Washington High SchoolClass of 1970
Indianapolis, IN
University of TennesseeClass of 1983
Chattanooga, TN
John's Story
Life
Wow! It's hard to believe that it'll soon be 35 years since GWHS.
I still have as much fun as ever and am enjoying living and working in Germany, just outside of Munich. I'm a computer nerd - a dinosaur, actually - a mainframe Assembler programmer. My specialty is large reservation systems and I've worked for Days Inn, TWA, Northwest, American Airlines, Saudi Arabian airlines (lived in Jeddah for 3 and a half years)
Mom and my sister still live on the near Westside, and my great-nieces attended GWCS (when they went!)
I ended up doing my degree work (most of it) at UT Chattanooga, majoring in viola performance and composition. I also sing now and really have a lot of fun with my music and have actually had a couple of commissioned works which is a kick that you can't b...Expand for more
elieve.
While I love the European life-style, it's time to get closer to Mom, who'll be 82 this year. My Dad passed away last June after suffering from Alzheimer's for a number of years, and I just feel a need to be closer. We have an office in Miami to which I hope to be transferred later in the year. Actually due to the wonders of technology, I actuallydo remote working some of the time, and there's no reason not to do so on a more regular basis.
I missed the 30 year reunion, but really enjoyed the 20, the picture from which made me look fat - duhhm John - you WERE fat, having gotten up to 225 lbs. Over a year I got down to 150, but now hover around 175, proud that I've mostly been able to keep the weight off.
Would love to hear from folks - who's where and doing what?
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