Sal Contreras:
CLASS OF 1981
Ygnacio Valley High SchoolClass of 1981
Concord, CA
Sal's Story
This website keeps bugging me, so I finally gave in and put my life out there. Here it is: I became a real estate agent after high school. At 19 I didn't feel comfortable talking to people about such an important decision in their lives when I was so young, so got out of Residential RE. I always liked working with my hands and joined my brother (a carpenter) on the job site as a laborer. I wasn't afraid of heights and quickly became a carpenter in the upper frame. I loved the view over valleys of Pleasant Hill, Martinez and Danville. I started working in Real Estate on the weekends selling vacation property near Willits CA. where I met my wonderful wife Stephanie. I also worked at a place called R Ranch near Red Bluff, CA. and Napa CA. I eventually left the long work week life of Real Estate and Ca...Expand for more
rpentry for a small business call Paintless Dent Removal. I basically remove dents from cars without painting by sculpting metal from behind using only the reflection as a guide. It is an art that took me years to perfect and now I work exclusively at peoples homes on their cars. I live in San Mateo CA. where I purchased my first and only house. I torn it down in 2002 and rebuilt the entire house on my own. It took me 3 1/2 years.
In high school I doubt people will remember me, I would float around and never really stuck to any group. I was a transplant from Riordan HIgh School. I am not even in the year book, I was fooling around that day and didn't show up. I look through the list of graduates and am not good with names, I have to see the eyes and then I remember.
Have a nice life everyone.
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