Tom Swanson:  

Life Active duty in the Army after high school. My Military Occupation Specialty, or MOS, was, Artillery, Radio and Wire communications, I was fortunate, I didn't go to Vietnam. I graduated from Sacramento State in 1967. That same year, I went to work in Sacramento for Standard Oil Of Calif., later to be Chevron USA Oil Company. I met my wife Candi at Sac State in 1966, and we were married in 1968. From 1968 to 1977, the Company moved us to Chico, Bakersfield, Fresno, back to Sacramento and finally Concord Ca. Most of my 32 years with Chevron involved selling, marketing, exchanging and financing petroleum products sold within the USA. My last 5 years were in International sales and finance. In 1999,I retired. I now spend most of my days golfing, fly fishing, traveling and enjoying my grand kids. I also enjoy keeping my "67" Chevy Malibu,"283," running well and looking good,(SEE PHOTOS). We've lived in Benicia Calif. since 1977. It's a great little town with a lot of history and great climate. One of California's best kept secrets. It was the Capitol of Ca. 1853-54. It's located on the Carquinez Straits, where the Sacramento River runs into the San Francisco Bay. It's a short drive to Napa Valley, and not to far from the Sierras and Tahoe. There may be 6 traffic lights in town. We have two daughters. We have three grandsons and three grand daughters. They're a lot of fun. Fortunately for us, three are in Benicia and three are in Granite Bay, near Roseville Ca. I've made sure ...Expand for more