Michael Buckingham:  

Life Mike Sumner (step-dad's) was my name in H.S. After Edmonds H.S., I went to Everett J.C. for 2 quarters then join the Air Force. In the Air Force, I was trained as an electronics technician and worked on Bomb/Navigation flight simulators. My training was at Lowry A.F.B. in Denver after which I was given all the shots for over seas and sent to the foreign country of Abilene, Texas. From there, I was transferred to Alamogordo, New Mexico until discharge in 1/70. I then attended 1 semester at U. of Nevada at Reno while working as a Keno writer on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe. Several institutions and jobs later, I graduated from U.W. with a degree in English in 12/74. I tried teaching, but quickly learned I was not cut out for the job. I quit in the middle of the school year hoping I could get on at McDonalds. I ended up completing an electrical apprenticeship at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard where I worked from 7/76, to 1/85. I then went to work for B.P.A. as a Meter & Relay Craftsman and lived in the Tri-Cities. In August of 98, I transferred into operations and have worked as a Dispatcher in Spokane, but now in Vancouver,WA first as a Gen...Expand for more