Ken Duffy:  

MY LIFE I WAS BORN AT THE RIVERSIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL IN ARLINGTON, CALIFORNIA.. I LIVED AND WAS RAISED IN RUBIDOUX, CALIFORNIA ( THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RIVER), ON MENNES STREET FOR 19 YEARS. I COULD HAVE GONE TO RUBIDOUX HIGH SCHOOL AND BE THE FIRST GRADUATING CLASS. BUT, LIKE MANY OTHER POLY GRADS, WE HAD A CHOICE OF WHITCH SCHOOL WE WANTED TO GO TO. LIKE MANY OF THE OTHER GRADS, WE ALL HAD CARS AND DECIDED TO STAY AND DRIVE TO POLY. MANY OF US WERE PLAYING SPORTS THERE AND ENVOLVED IN OTHER AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. i WENT TO WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTRY SCHOOL, JURUPA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND POLY HIGH SCHOOL (OLD POLY). AFTER GRADUATION IN 1960, I WENT TO WORK WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AS A SEASONAL FIREFIGHTER, THIS WAS MY THIRD FIRE SEASON WITH THE FORESTRY. DECEMBER 28, 1960, I WENT INTO THE U.S. NAVY FOR 4 YEARS. THIS GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE WORLD AND SERVE MY COUNTRY, INCLUDING FOUR TOURS IN VIETNAM. I FLEW BACK TO THE U.S. FROM CLARK AIR FORCE BASE IN THE PHILIPPINES BY WAY OF ALASKA. I WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE NAVY NOVEMBER 20th, 1964. I STARTED WORKING ALMOST RIGHT AWAY DRIVING TRUCK WHEN I GOT BACK TO RIVERSIDE. AT THIS POINT IN TIME MY FOLKS HAD MOVED FROM RUBIDOUX TO MAGNOLIA CENTER AND THEY FORGOT TO TELL ME. IF I DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER, I WOULD THINK THAT THEIR WAS A MESSAGE THERE. I MET MY FIRST WIFE IN 1965 AND MARRIED IN 1966. IN 1973, MY FIRST WIFE AND I ADOPTED TWO BOYS (4 & 6 YEARS OLD). IN 1978 MY FIRST WIFE PASSED AWAY FROM A LIVER DISEASE. I CONTINUED DRIVING TRUCK AND RAISING MY TWO BOYS AS A SINGLE PARENT. IN 1986 AFTER DRIVING TRUCK FOR 20 YEARS, I WENT TO WORK FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER AT THE AGE OF 46.....Expand for more