Kirk Leblanc:
CLASS OF 1978
Lindhurst High SchoolClass of 1978
Olivehurst, CA
Kirk's Story
Life
I was only at Lindhurst for two years(Junior and Senior), and joined the military after graduation. I served four years in the Navy, got a Psych degree from Butte College in Oroville, CA. (after leaving the service), got married and had a son, who is now 15 years old. I've worked in a variety of fields from aircraft servicing to long-haul trucking. I am still working towards my goal of a Psychology related career. I've got all the real-life experience that anyone could ask for!!
School
I guess my favorite class was Mr. Reuben's creative writing class. I had a lot of fun in that class, and had some really cool classmates. I wish I had treated some of them better, and I wish I had gotten to know some of the others better as well. But overall it was pretty cool. Senior prom was "TOTALLY AWESOME", I guess would be the era-appropriate way to describe it. Spanish class was cool, and I even enjoyed Choir! Yep, I was just a shy, funny, quirky, lanky, geeky choir boy!
College
I attended Butte College in Oroville, CA after my stint in the Navy. I finished my A.S degree in Psychology, but got sidelined from finishing my B.S. when I met my wife. We started a family and I put my education on hold. Unfortunately, that relationship didn't last, but I still have a wonderful son to show for it. 10 years of child support have been the best investment I've ever made. My son Josh is my pride and j...Expand for more
oy, and my greatest accomplishment! Now that he's almost 18 though, I think about going back and pursuing the education I envisioned for myself. Maybe I'll be there about the same time HE goes to college! That would be a trip!
Workplace
As my bio stated, I've got plenty of real-life experience, and the range of occupations seems a little bizarre, even to me! After school I joined the Navy and eventually trained to be a nuclear reactor operator. (Seriously!) I served on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Enterprise (no jokes about Capt. Kirk please) I found I didn't really care for that, and left after 4 years. I got an A. S. degree in Psychology, but never really used that professionally and haven't been back to school yet to pursue a higher degree. But in the meantime, I've been...a long-haul trucker, worked in a lumber mill, been an aviation ground-crew worker (and met the president...he was Governor of Texas at the time, though!), had plenty of menial but interesting jobs and never really settled into any of them. I currently work for a micro-electronics company similar to Intel, but founded in Europe and based near Dallas, Texas, called ST MicroElectronics. What will I be doing 5 years from now? I couldn't really tell you, but it will probably be something different. I figure by the time I hit 50, I might need to consider settling down and leading a "normal" life? Well, that's the plan anyway!
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