Robert Simmons:
CLASS OF 1982
Edwardsville High SchoolClass of 1982
Edwardsville, IL
Neff High SchoolClass of 1982
La mirada, CA
Rim of the World High SchoolClass of 1982
Lake arrowhead, CA
McNally Junior High SchoolClass of 1978
La mirada, CA
D.D. Johnston Elementary SchoolClass of 1976
Norwalk, CA
Robert's Story
ohhhh-kaaaay....hmmm....
Well, let's just start with high school;
I went to Neff for 9th-10th grade (78-80). I was one of those kids nobody really knew. I felt pretty backward at that age. I was in the band (Norm Reynolds and I got tossed out of the band room on at least a few occasions...man, we were screw-ups) and photography, etc., but I wasn't what you would call 'outgoing'. I was an observer, more or less. I was the guy who had painful crushes on a few girls, but would rather die than say anything to her. I think I could remember a few names if I really tried. Hmm, let me think <evil smirk>.
After 10th grade, my dad got a bug in his butt, and moved us to Crestline/Lake Arrowhead.
Went to 'Rim-of-the-World' high for just a year (11th grade, 80-81). What a strange year that was; I have hardly any memories at all, and only remember two people; Todd Megerle and Natalie Woerth.
From there, my dad's butt-bug got the best of him again, and we were off to St. Louis, MO. We actually lived in Edwardsville, IL., but close enough. What a nightmare that was--My senior year, and I don't know a soul. That's not entirely true- I knew enough kids (namely Brian Duncan and Mike Gentry) that I managed to get drunk my very first time, and horrendously sick from it too. We were drinking MadDog 20/20. I was so sick in fact, I didn't drink again until I was 21.
Brian, if you're out there somewhere, gimme a buzz. It's been 20 years since we last spoke.
Same applies to Norm Reynolds, Dave Rasmussen & Todd Megerle.
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Ok..that bug bites again. The weekend after my graduation, we move again. It's back to...Expand for more
the Lake Arrowhead area. I spent a year or so trying to figure things out, when somehow, I came up with this brilliant plan to go do missionary work for my church (yeah...surprised me too). They sent me to Pittsburgh. I did that for a year and a half, decided it wasn't for me, and came home.
Once back home in Arrowhead, I bought myself a Toyota 4X4 (all the rage back then), and headed back to Pittsburgh to spend the summer with all the friends I had made. It was then and there I met my (now) ex-wife. We were married for 7 years, and had two kids. They're 20 (Keri) and 18 (Andrew)now. MY GOD how time flies. Just a paragraph ago, I talking about high school. Now I'm writing about my 20y/o, 2nd-year college student.
Anyway, she (ex-wife) and I decided to make a go of things shortly after meeting, and she moved to CA with me. We got married 9 months later, and immediately started our family (oops). About 4 years later, she decided she wanted to go back home, and we were off to Pittsburgh. A year later we bought our 1st house (1993). A year or so later, she ran off with her boss; didn't see that comin'.
I finally moved out of that house just a few months ago, Sept '07. The kids are into adulthood, and I no longer saw a reason stay in a town I didn't care for.
I now live in Chambersburg, PA. It's a great town.
Also, I decided to take 6 mos off from my career (IS/IT Management) to catch up with myself, so to speak. Early retirement is not as cool as it sounds. I'm going stir-crazy.
It's remarkable how many memories from so long ago, can come flooding back, just by sitting and typing for a few minutes.
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