Ralph ODell:
CLASS OF 1960
Wilmington High SchoolClass of 1960
Wilmington, IL
Ralph's Story
I was born in Tacoma, Washington and attended 11 different schools before landing in Wilmington High School in 1957 and almost graduating in 1960 the benifits of being raised by and in a military family, which by the way is a good thing! Wilmington, what a change from Panama, Equadore and Puerto Rico, never really connected with Wilmington other than my first love and meeting a generallly a good group of people. Would I change anything, probably not, maybe a few peoples attitudes, interesting statement from soomeone like me who's lived the life I have. I later attended Victorville Community College after getting my GED diploma while serving in the Airforce. Following my discharge from the Airforce in 1964 and returning fom a short vacation in Cambodia he attended Morris County Community College in NJ and lastly Bradley in Peoria a few credits short of the...Expand for more
ever elusive BS while working for Caterpillar. Ten years with Cat in and out side the US. I then decided to change careers and began working and living outside the US for The next 26 years, mostly in the Middle East but also in Asia, PacRim and western Europe returning in 2001 to retire(didn't work). For the past 11 years I have been the CEO and Chairman of ntara in Johnson City TN. Still working/semi retired and riding motocyclres (just moved to a Trike), Harley of course. Six marriges three sometimes wonderful children and eight fantastic grandchildren. My youngest daughter once told me that I was a much better grandfather than a father and after a moments thought, I told her that if I had know how much fun grandchildren were I would have skipped her. Life is good and I'm still looking down at the grass and not up at it. Body is 70 and my attitude is 45.
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