Richard Anderson:  

CLASS OF 1975
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Antioch High SchoolClass of 1975
Antioch, CA

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I want to let everyone know, I'm on facebook now. After school worked for my father at his gas station for a couple years, corner of sommersville and 10th street. Its still there but not my dad's anymore, Andy's self service, next to Hazel's. Breifly join the Air Force, made a u-turn couple months later, wrong road. Got high with my cousin, her husband, oh and my best friend from high school, Roy Cook, on everything imagineable, it was stil the 70's and it was fun. You name it I tried it, and I'm not talking just pot. Breifly moved out of state in the late 70's, made another u-turn. Finally in 1979 got a job in San Francisco working for United California Bank, it was there I met my wife, Linda, Valentine's day 1980. She got pregrant shortly afterwards and our first son was born, 1/8/81, god he's almost 30 yrs old now. We marrried shortly after, our 29th year anniversary will be next. Left the bank went to work for Pacific Bell for awhile. Had a couple more son's, there 27 and 24, all grown up and out on their own now. Couple more diferent jobs with Bank of America and then ADP. Relocated in 1992 to Portland, Oregon, then again in 2000, to Seattle, WA. Just got laid off, from my last job (with ADP/Audatex) 2 weeks ago. Collecting unemployment first time in my life, at 52. Worry about how long this will unemployment thing will last, its been 18+ years since I've had to look for a job, so much has changed. The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Patty Reyes or her sister Angie, because there was a time, during high school when we were friends. . My obessions are my yard and the GYM. If I could improve my home, I'd remodel already did all the bathrooms and add on a wouldn't add on anything, the house is too big for just my wife and I. We'll kinda, Levi's haven't brought back the big bells yet. But I still wear 501's. And I still listen to KFRC on my computer from Seattle. In 10 ye...Expand for more
ars, I hope to be working, I wouldn't mind doing what I've been doing for the last 18+ years or I think I'd like something w/o any stress, Lowes would be a fun place to work. We'll I'm back at work after having the summer of '09 off, it was kinda nice, got a sevrance plus unemployment, life was good. I got the best tan I've had in 30 years and my yard was great. But all good things come to an end, severance ran out and of all things I'm back to work at the same company that laid me off back in May, unfortunately with a few minor changes. I'm working for them thru a temp agency, no benefits and slightly lower salary. But I'm working from home still and doing what I enjoy and do best. I'm still looking for a job, its terrible out there and in the back of my mind hoping that they hire me back permanant, we'll see. We'll they didn't hire me back its now May of 2010. My last day was the first. But its ok. I'm moving with my wife to Arizona. Looking forward to a new adventure there. Will update more later this month, May 2010. Looking forward to lots of good things happening in the near future. we'll been in Arizona now for 3 months, Chandler to be exact. We have a beauitful home with a pool,. This is our 3rd home in our 4th state. I'm glad we got to move around alot to see and live in diferent parts of the west. Antioch/Pittsburg is just a place to visit and go back to too see family now, of course more and more of them are located in one place now. Its difinately not the Antioch/Pittsburg that i grew uip in some 40-50+ years ago, I guess that holds ture for most places people grew up in these days. The family that are left though I cherrish the most. A few of our family has come to visit us already here and more are still planning on coming to visit. I really like my new job and I am very thankful and fortunate to have found one in this economy and time. We'll thats is for now I'll write again soon.
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