Mark Garcia:
CLASS OF 1970
Lowell High SchoolClass of 1970
Whittier, CA
Mark's Story
After Lowell I went to Cypress College then San Diego State.
Majored in English (Comparative Literature)...taught for a while, didn't like it so went into the restaurant business and ended up working with Fied (Bob Fiedler) and we had a great time. We bartended together in Del Mar near the race track and had way too much fun.
Eventually got into Sales and worked for Reynolds Aluminum for several years,became a branch manager then got into insurance...again with Fiedler and we shared an office in La Costa.
Got married in 82 to a girl I new back in High School
(not Lowell) lived in Del Mar for a few years then bought a house in Carlsbad.
Decided to move to Oregon and landed in Lake Oswego (near Portland) where I still reside.
Had two kids Karla and Maya and Maya had lots of medical problems ...Expand for more
and she is special needs but doing very well...she just turned 21 and is a lot of fun...My oldest Karla is 24 and married last summer to a great guy She is a banker and graduated from U of O...Go Ducks!
I has a satellite business that crashed and burned...got divorced about 10 years ago and worked for AAA selling insurance where I just left and plan on taking the summer off..
Mom died young, she was 59 but not before being named Mexican American woman of the year by the LA Times and Orange County. She was the cafeteria lady at Rancho Canada when we went to school and a principal when she died. Dad is still kicking and my brother and two sisters are doing well as I am..Still play music (guitar) and feeling good....Thats my story...hope I didn't bore you. Life's a kick....enjoy every day.....
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