James (Woody) Lane:
CLASS OF 1976
Booker T. Washington High SchoolClass of 1976
Norfolk, VA
James (Woody)'s Story
Life
Partied till I was 26. Some things are still blurry.
Got married.
Built my own house with my own hands.
Got a daughter in 1994.
Currently getting unmarried after 21 years.
Got away with it all and I'm still alive.
School
Coleman Place Elementary - It's still there.
Ruffner Junior High - New building now.
Booker T Washington - Graduated 1976 -sort of
College
Old Dominion University -Took some classes there -Not my kind of place.
Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School -1981
Thomas Nelson Community College - Took classes
Virginia Wesleyan College -Finally, My kind of place ...Expand for more
-Graduated 1995 -BA Management -cum laude -Proved something to myself
Workplace
Went to work at Newport News Shipbuilding in the summer of 1977 to earn some money for college. Forgot to leave. Insulation work, outside machinist, inside machinist, supervisor, various management assignments. Currently supervise a small specialized machine shop. No regrets. No 2 days are the same and I can fix almost anything.
Military
Dad was a World War 2 vet.
My brother is a Vietnam vet.
Dad said the military had gotten enough from our family, but most of my career has been spent building naval vessels.
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