Joseph Salvia:
CLASS OF 1955
Bushwick High SchoolClass of 1955
Brooklyn, NY
Bushwick Public School 74Class of 1951
Brooklyn, NY
Suydam Public School 123Class of 1948
Brooklyn, NY
Joseph's Story
At PS 123 I hung around with boy's
named Richie Giglio,Joey Mirabella,
Pipitone(Benny?),Anthony Bucalo,
Joey Milatello.
I went to both the Starr and Willoughby
movie theater's in those days.I was an
avid comic book reader.After 5th grade
I went to PS 74 and because my parent's
wrote a note telling the teacher's I
had a murmer of the heart,I wasn't
allowed by the gym teacher Mr. Bergman
to play sport's.(Don't do that to your
children and grandchildren.)
I used to deliver the Herald Tribune
in the school and some young tough's
robbed me once and I turned them in.
After grad I went to Bushwick High
and stayed there 6 months.My grade's
were very low and I wasn't interested
in the subject matter at the time.
I transfered to ENYVHS and it was
fine for a couple of years.I earned
the highest grades in the school.
Unfortunately they posted those
grades in the school walls and that's
when all hell broke loose.
I was beaten up by a gang of rowdy's
who called me "teacher' pet".I was
interested in Auto Shop and loved
fixing car's.I had to transfer to
GWVHS and my new subject was watch
making.When it come's to working with
very small parts my hands are like a
gor...Expand for more
illa.No Way! I dropped out and a
few years later received my GED and
graduated CUNY with an AAS degree.
After school,I worked at a local
bakery and then went into the US
Army.I came out of the army and began
working in the factories as a paint
sprayer.Painting came to me pretty
natural.
I stopped painting when I got my
drivers license and worked for a
couple of wholesale bakeries.I was
a routesalesman.
After college I did accounting work and then went back to painting.
Later I worked in Corrections in
another State.
My life has been pretty interesting. I've crashed into a few walls along the way but I do get up
and carry on.God is good and has allowed me to keep on going.
I've been married twice and I'm still
married to my second wife.
I've never taken any drugs but I
used alcohol during my life. I don't
drink and haven't drank alcohol in years.
I'm still working and I call myself
a retired worker.
Well I tried not to make this too
boring.Thanks.
*** I had to amend this profile about
being poor because it was too
generalized.Some people are poor through no fault of their own.
What I should state is if your healthy and able to work - get a job.
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