Raleigh Muns:  

Life Graduated from Gahr in 1976 and went to UCLA. I ran away to Italy for one year between my Sophomore and Junior years - yes, I speak Italian - and ended up helping out in the great earthquake of 1978. After getting my BA in Psychology in 1982, became a systems analyst in the almost dead (now) language of APL, then flipped out and enlisted in the United States Navy. Ended up as a Quartermaster (navigation, helmsmanship, ship's deck log, etc.) on the USS Rentz, an Oliver Hazard Perry Fast Frigate with Guided Missiles (FFG-46). Went to Hawaii, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Philippines, and was the first group of ships to visit the PRC (Qingdao) in almost 40 years. Met my wife while in the Navy, lived in Long Beach and San Diego with her (when not deploying) then ran away together to Europe to study Italian language, music, history and culture at the Centro di Cultura per Stranieri in Florence, Italy (where we lived for 6 months). Had extended time in the UK (primarily Scotland), Sicily (primarily Siracusa) and Malta (NOT Yalta), and Paris (ah, Paris). Came back to LA to get my Masters Degree in Library Science (MLS) from UCLA and had my son, Isaac in 1991. Moved to St. Louis for my current position as a Reference Librarian and had a second child (Rachel born in 1997). I finally learned to drive in 1997! Now a devout St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan. What about them ...Expand for more