Robert Wilkinson:
CLASS OF 1974
Walt Whitman High SchoolClass of 1974
Bethesda, MD
Saint Olaf CollegeClass of 1978
Northfield, MN
Walter Johnson High SchoolClass of 1974
Bethesda, MD
Robert's Story
Life
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I went to work for AT&T after college as a computer programmer (this was the old AT&T, pre-MCI breakup, when it was the largest corporation in the world with over one million employees); did a 5-yr stint with a "Beltway Bandit" consulting firm, then landed at IBM in Bethesda, MD in '84. Survived all of the blood-lettings of the 80s and 90s, but jumped ship in '95; was rehired at IBM in 1997, and jumped ship again in 2001 for a start-up e-learning biz sponsored by George Washington U., but it died in the dot-com bubble. During this time (since graduation) I had also been working as an Organist / Choir Master at a couple of Lutheran parishes in DC; I re...Expand for more
tired from church music completely in 2001. Now I'm independently employed as a subcontractor to IBM. What goes around, comes around!
LIFE-CHANGING EVENTS
I came out of the closet in 1981, much to the relief of my friends who feared that I'd be "the last one to know" that I was gay. After the initial surprise, my parents were always extremely supportive, and since I had always lived within a just a couple of miles of them, their deaths in 2001 and 2002 (only 7 1/2 months apart, after 54 years of marriage) were very stressful. But I have been blessed with a strong family, a devoted partner, and some good anti-depressants. I'm still debating if we should come to Reunion Weekend. Anybody care whether I'm there? :)
Rob
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