Rickey Krautheim:
CLASS OF 1971
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Nutley High SchoolClass of 1971
Nutley, NJ
Rickey's Story
Rickey's schools include Nutley High School. Rickey later attended Life Ongoing. Rickey works(ed) at Arcadia Home Improvements.
One of Rickey's favorite quotes is:"Chaos-Where Brilliant Dreams are Born "Before the beginning of great brilliance there must be Chaos. Before a brilliant person begins something great they must look foolish to the crowd.".
More about Rickey:"I'm disabled with a broken back from an auto accident that was not my fault,( the L-5 vertebrae snapped like a dry twig.) to add insult to injury the lawyer that was suppose to defended me previous employer was the same insurance co. i was sueing,,i lost the case big time,,the only money i recieved was from workmans comp that hardly amounted to anything,,,I pulled my back muscles 10 days prior to the auto accident. I had to sell everything i had worked for then farm out my work from my business of 20+ years (i owned a remodeling, renovation,restoration home improvement business) I had just moved into a fantastic farm house in beemerville nj,,( not ownership it was a rental)i then took all the cash from selling everything and purchase a 1972 coachman handyman special camper,,that was my home for 2 years. Today my spine is much worse including spinal ste...Expand for more
nosis,Degenerative Disc Disease that causes my disks to herniate and buldge and severe chronic pain. I needed to get that up front. Now the good stuff,despite all the injuries and pain i still keep active,,not as i use to but i have some sort of project going most all the time. I am a homebody,,i don't go out much other than the necessities and i quit dating a long time ago,,( got tired of being turned down because of my disabilities and lack of income other than social security disability also i can't sit in an uprite position for to long,,so going out to dinner or a movie are out.)I enjoy my life as best as i can,i'm a happy guy and try not to let my injuries slow me down too much,,I'm very creative and have a Plethora of intrests,,i'm always doing something. I do get depressed but we all do,,it's a natural defense to keep us grounded. I drive an old beat up 1990 jaguar xj6 that is always breaking down and i'm always fixung it,,( i knew nothing about that year jags. i figured that i finally found a car that i didn't have to work on,,boy howdy was i wrong,!!)it has a nice comfy ride but no heat or a/c,,but at least it's comfortable and drives like a small sports car. well,,that's about it for now,,Life Happens. Peace".
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