Leonard Trommel:
CLASS OF 1960
Butler High SchoolClass of 1960
Butler, NJ
Leonard's Story
GRADUATES FROM THE KEIL SCHOOL IN KINNELON JUNE 1956
BUTLER HIGH FROM SEPT 1956 TO JUNE 1960. DID NOT JOIN GRAD CLASS OF 1960 DUE TO FAILING ENGLISH. MADE IT UP IN SUMMER SCHOOL. WORKED TWO PART TIME JOBS THRU SUMMER IN ADDITION TO THE SCHOOL. ENLISTED IN AIR FORCE FROM 1 NOVEMBER 60 TO SEPERATION 31 OCTOBER 64
WORKED FOR BELL TEL UNTIL THE STRIKE OF 1967, ANOTHER PART TIME JOB UNTIL GOT JOB WITH POST OFFICE, SPENT 22 1/2 YEARS AT THE POMPTON PLAINS OFFICE. LOST HOUSE IN KINNELON DUE TO DEATH IN FAMILY. HAD TO SELL TO PAY HOSPITAL BILL NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE. TRANEFERRED TO FLORIDA WHERE I PUT IN ADDITIONAL 10 YEARS. HAD A HEART ATTACK ONE DAY RIGHT THERE ON WORKROOM FLOOR. DOCTORS SAID IT WAS STRESS RELATED. AS I HAD ENOUGH ...Expand for more
TIME IN SERVICE COMBINED WITH AGE FOR THE "MAGIC 85" TOOK AN EARLY OUT. LAST DAY OF WORK 2 JANUARY 1998. HAVE EXPANDED MY ONE HOBBY OF PHOTOGRAPHY INTO A CATCH-AS-CATCH-CAN FREELANCE WORK FOR ADVERTISING COMPANY THAT DOES TRAVEL BROSURES. PAYS GOOD WHEN THERE IS ANY, BUT WITH THAT TANKING HAVE NOT HAD A LEAD IN 8 MONTHS. I STILL ENJOY THE OTHER HOBBY OF RAILROADS, AND HAVE MEMBERSHIP IN A HISTORIC ASSOCIATION AND AM MEMBER OF A LOCAL LIVE STEAM RAILROAD OF 1 1/2 INCH TO FOOT SCALE.
BIG ENOUGH TO RIDE ON, GOES FAST ENOUGH THAT IF YOU FALL OFF AT SPEED YOU CAN GET HURT. IF SOMETHING DE-RAILS, YOU BEST REQUEST HELP PUTTING IT BACK ON THE TRACKS. LIGHTEST PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WEIGHS 175lbs. AND THAT IS AN EMPTY SCALE 40 FOOT FLAT CAR.
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