Ray Bosnich:  

Life I currently live in the Sierra Foothills. I've been here over 44 years now. Right after graduation from high school I started a public service career that lasted more than 55 years and recently came to a halt. That was a mixed blessing, but I was getting tired of rolling out at 5:30 in the morning every day. After all those years however, I do miss going to the office every day. I retired from a law enforcement career of 33+ years more than two decades ago. Although I no longer worked the street, I still had my foot in the door, and did other things at the department in a civilian capacity. I turned those duties over to someone much younger who had a little more energy than I did. But I still drop by once in a while to see how things are going. Married-Div- very happily Married. I have two sons and three daughters, 5 grandsons and 5 granddaughters the last of which was born in 2019. We like to razz my eldest son, he'll be collecting Social Security when his son graduates from high school. Employment Prior to graduation I had landed a job as a firefighter for the state department of forestry. I had an active summer and fought several large fires in Sonoma, Napa and Lake counties. I knew the draft would be breathing down my back soon, so I pre-enlisted during the summer and wound up with a three year stint in the Army with Military Intelligence. I am a Viet Nam Vet, having served there from Oct 66 to Oct 67. It was interesting to say the least. I did my last year at Presidio of SF. After getting out of the Army I got hired by Marin Sheriff's Dept. I spent two years there and then went to work for San Francisco Police Dept. I worked there for ten years but got tired of the commute and the way things were going in San Francisco. I started looking elsewhere for a job in Law Enforcement and that's how I wound up in Placerville. I worked as a police officer there for 22 years, retiring as a sergeant, a position I held for 17 of those years. I enjoyed retirement, but I couldn't sit still at home so I kept a part time job handy. I worked part time in a hardware store and then also went back to work at the police department in a civilian capacity, so I kept busy. I have hobbies as well and they don't normally figure into the retirement check, hence one of the reasons I worked part time. It was fun and gave me the chance to continue helping people. School San Rafael was a unique experience for me, having come from what would have been then considered the country in those days (Sonoma). It took a while to figure out the social order of things and how they fall into place. I was befriended by some great people, some of whom I maintain contact with today. Of course not my best memory, but I vividly recall the day JFK was assassinated. Best memories I think are the last days of school my junior and senior years. My favorite teachers had to be Al Barahal and Barbara Rinaldi without question. My English teachers would probably stroke out at the thought of what I pursue these days. I am currently writing short stories in creative non-fiction and have been published locally. As well, I participated in the publication of a literary journal for the local college as the editor. A far cry from the near failing marks I got in high school in anything having to do with readin or writin. I occasionally take a college class in something interesting and hav...Expand for more