Steven Kuykendall:
CLASS OF 1962
Salinas High SchoolClass of 1962
Salinas, CA
Mount Vernon High SchoolClass of 1970
Mount vernon, WA
North Salinas High SchoolClass of 1964
Salinas, CA
Steven's Story
My story, after graduating in 1962 at Salinas High. (A year late as I failed to move out of the third grade at Sanborn school). I went to work for the Salinas school district; my dad was high in the school districts maintenance system. I think I only stayed for about a year. I was nearing draft age so enlisted in the Navy for a four-year tour of duty. I first served on a tin can out of Hawaii the Lansing DER 388. Then helped put her out of commission at Bremerton WA. While there I met my first wife Janette she lived in Seattle. We were married about five mounts later. I then served on the Herbert J Thomas De 833. With two tours of duty in Vietnam. I was an Enginemen and made second class in about 2 years. I got out in 1967.
I stayed in Seattle where Janette was from and worked for Boeing for about two years and my daughter Tanya was born. We moved to Mt Vernon and I got into horses and raised Appaloosas (24) and played cowboy big time. I did maintenance and welding for a living. I also raised dogs and cats and chickens and my son was born at this time, Steve Jr. Worked slowed down and we moved to Salinas In about 1972.
I went to work at Firestone Tire plant as a Millwright and welder, Ended up buying a House across the street from were I grew up. I did some commercial Salmon fishing out of Moss Landing and road a motorcycle. Worked slowed down there and Firestone was about to close so I sold my house and moved to Olympia WA. On Summit lake 15 miles outside of town. I¿ve been here for 30 years. I bough...Expand for more
t a 2 acre lot and put in a double wide putting on a roof and adding on two rooms and a porch and car port. I built a large kennels and raised and showed German Shapers for about ten years. In the last ten years I¿ve raised Jack Russell¿s, I¿ve also had Goats and chickens cats birds, reptiles, and horses again. I probably should have found a zoo as a life time job. But ended up welding and doing residential maintenance. Until about 12 years ago when I went on SSI to get my back fixed and heart under control. So have unofficially been retired sense then. Now I¿m coming up on 66 so getting my S.S. And the V.A. is taking care of my medical. Eleven years ago I became very un-enchanted with life and after 33 years of marriage I divorced Janette, Then shortly after, married Tanya and we are still working at it.
I have set up a small shop in the house where I do wood work mostly art type stuff with my scroll saw. I¿m just trying to find away to be happy I think. Tanya has three children, Eli moved out fairly soon and he has a daughter. Laura finished H.S. Moved out and has a son. Angela has been with us/me scene she was nine and has brought a lot of joy to me life. She just moved out and has a daughter. My son Steven lives in Lacey works for the state and is unmarried. My daughter has a son Jared now in the Army married and in Georgia. And a daughter who lives nearby. Janette lives in Lacey close to my two and I see and talk to her often, We all see each other often and are a very close extended family.
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