Michael Gibson:
CLASS OF 1961
Tulare Union High SchoolClass of 1961
Tulare, CA
Michael's Story
After graduating from Tulare Union High School in 1961 I attended Menlo Jr College just north of San Jose. My father died in October 1963. I moved back home and finished my business degree computing from Tulare to Fresno State. After a time my Mom decided to sell the Ford agency. I had met my wife in college in Fresno. She lived in Grimes California. It is north of Sacramento in the farmland of the California valley. I met the Ford dealer in Colusa through my father in law. I move up there to sell cars. It was not long before I figured out I hated selling cars. For a couple of years I worked on my father in laws farm. It was hot and dirty. I drove Caterpillars, tractors, harvesters and semi trucks. My wife had two brothers so they would be taking over the ranch. My father always wanted m...Expand for more
e to be an attorney or CPA. I headed down to Sacramento with a map of all the CPA firms looking for a job. One CPA told me to go back to school and take 4 additional accounting classes that I needed to qualify to take the CPA exam. I took those 4 classes in one semester at Sacramento State and was hired the by CPA that told me to go back to school. I worked at this large CPA firm for 6 years and then started my own firm. Four accounting partners and a divorce later and it was just me just me. Through the CPA business I met my current wife who is a CPA also. We have three children, 1 girl and 2 boys, and now have our own CPA business. My wife was born and raised on a farm in Yuba City. I loved my time in Tulare so we moved to Yuba City to raise our children in a small town like we were raised.
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