Richard Velevas:
CLASS OF 1962
Central Catholic High SchoolClass of 1962
Kingston, PA
Brenau CollegeClass of 1976
Gainesville, GA
Barrington High SchoolClass of 1974
Barrington, IL
Richard's Story
If I put everything in writing,I will be writing all night, so I will put down the basics. I left Kingston not long after Hurricane Agnes and ended up managing tire plants. Ended up in Indiana. Back up: Worked a Cape Kennedy on the Saturn 5 program before returning to Kingston in 1970. Forward: Ended up working for a Fortune 500 company for 10 years serving customers in about 60 countries until I got tired of traveling .Then decided to do the same mfg. plant design and set up on my own and ended up traveling more than before. Still looking for some more adventure,I started my own plant in Caracas Venezuela along with a friend.Stayed there for 5 years but ended up leaving after a new dictator was elected president.(really mis...Expand for more
s living there). Came back to the states but got talked into moving to South Africa to set up a tire plant for another good friend. Back to the states again but ended up living in Jamaica for more than a year starting up a new tire plant. I did take a year off between all the madness to restore an old sailboat and sail it down to Trinidad and back.It was a trip I will never forget. Back to the states and decided that my traveling days were over. Now retired and living the good life in South Florida with my girlfriend (and best friend) of 13 years. We spend a lot time on our boat fishing or just cruising. Life was, and still is, great. I have to grow older but I don't have to grow up!!!! Tried it once and won't do that again!!!!!
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