Rick Reed:
CLASS OF 1975
Kennett High SchoolClass of 1975
Conway, NH
Rick's Story
Most of you don't remember me. If you do remember you don't know what happened to me .The day before 12th grade I crashed my motorcycle in Tamworth at 11:30 pm. I missed the first 6 weeks of 12th grade. I was working at the Conway Cafe at the time. My parents were going threw a divorce. Some of my siblings went with my dad and some with my mom. I chose neither and quit school and hitch hiked to Alaska by way of Florida, San Diego and then headed north to Alaska. I had been hiking for 3 months. I found myself north of LA. in the San Fernando Valley. It was pouring rain. I and my Australian shepherd names Quaalude slept under bridges along the freeway. We were hungry so I decided to look for work. I first cooked hamburger then worked in a lot of factories. I built spa heaters, work in a helicopter part factory. After 2 years I met a girl working in a factory. We planed a trip to Conway NH. We moved back and worked at the Yield House in North Conway and a shoe factory. I found out the girl was married. (Awkward ) We stayed there for a...Expand for more
year and headed back to California. She got divorced and we got married. It lasted 7 months. I live with a few different girls and then met Vicky. She had 3 kids and an abusive husband. I served him divorce papers and we got married 10/24/1981. She managed an apartment building and I got a GED and joined a Union. International Union of Operating Engineers local#12 . In 1986 we moved to Chattanooga Tenn. The housing boom in California dried up. In Tenn. I worked at a dry cleaners and for a roofing contractor. In Tenn. we had a son. That's 2 girls and 2 boys. When things picked back in California we moved back and continued working for the Union. We bought and sold a few homes. In 2000 we bought our last home. I worked for the Union for 40 years. I started out as a grade checker and worked my way up to foreman an then retired 2 years ago. My wife has been a teacher for 20 years and retired but still subs. I drive for Uber and Amazon for extra cash. We go on cruises and visit our grandkids. We have 16 grandkids and 1 great grandkid.
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