Larry Watson:
CLASS OF 1968
West Chicago Community High SchoolClass of 1968
West chicago, IL
Florida State University - BusinessClass of 1987
Tallahassee, FL
Central Florida Community CollegeClass of 1985
Ocala, FL
Wheaton AcademyClass of 1968
West chicago, IL
West Chicago Junior High SchoolClass of 1964
West chicago, IL
Larry's Story
Life
72-76- Hawaii-worked as manufacturers rep for company handling big lines(Scott, Welch's, Sara Lee, etc.). I did some retail sales, but mostly handled our military accounts. It was a trip getting to call on Pearl Harbor and the other famous bases in the islands.
78-83 I took a job at the Astrodome as a night security guard with plans to finish school at U of Houston, but it never happened, as they started and kept promoting me into higher positions(I ended up as licensing manager for the Astros products).
84-had always wanted to try my hand a gambling. so had saved up and went to Vegas and lasted a year playing "Texas Hold-'em" by week and then losing it all back a little at a time gambling football on the weekends.
85-my brother was now an officer in the marines stationed in El Toro, CA. so I went out stayed with him for a year just goofing off(my best trait ;-)), and played beach...Expand for more
volleyball at Laguna Beach. Finally decided I should think about making something of a success in life and decided to go back to school. I checked into UCLA, but needed to be there a few months more to get the in-state rate. So I decided to go back to Florida(still official residence)and got accepted at FSU. Finished in '87(even made dean's list a few times, guess 'ol Mr. Delap was right about my potential)had a B+ average over my college career while getting a B.S. in Business. I had worked part-time in the athletic department while in school and they hired me on full-time when out of school. I stayed for eight years doing all sorts of things that it takes to run an athletic department
95-went off in the hotel industry for 3 years working in Atlanta(where brother Wayne lived), Houston(again)and Key West. 98 to now-A former classmate start up this company 7 years ago and it's doing well.
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