Thomas Keel (Kielminski):
CLASS OF 1961
East Leyden High SchoolClass of 1961
Franklin park, IL
James G. Blaine Elementary SchoolClass of 1958
Chicago, IL
Mannheim Elementary SchoolClass of 1957
Franklin park, IL
Ravenswood Elementary SchoolClass of 1957
Chicago, IL
Ravenswood Elementary SchoolClass of 1956
Chicago, IL
Thomas's Story
I have lived 32 years in the Chicagoland area (Chicago, Franklin Park, Arlington Hts, and Bloomingdale, IL), and I have lived in Marietta, GA since the beginning of 1977.
My graduation from Leyden HS in 1961 was in between my two cousins; Glenn Wilcox who graduated in 1960 and Gene Wilcox who graduated in 1962. Perhaps you remember them; if so, contact me and I can give you their e-mail addresses.
God saved me in May 1963 and I married Karen Ann Johnson (Foreman HS '62) in May 1966, and we have three children; born 1968, 1972, and 1975. One child and spouse live nearby, my eldest is unmarried and living in Indianapolis, whereas, my youngest, his spouse, and our only grandchild, born in 2009, live in Tennessee.
I retired from Siemens Building Technologies at the end of 2001 and began my Ph.D. pursuit at Georgia Tech in January 2003. (I already was taking Ph.D. coursework at Capella University while employed by Siemens) H...Expand for more
owever, I never completed my Ph.D., I earned a second master's degree instead. A Masters of Scienece in Building Construction and Integrated Facilities Management. Then, I was employed by Georgia Tech as an adjunct professor. After August 2017 I retired and am enjoying traveling with my wife.
From the summer of 2004 through the summer of 2011 I lived in Paris for three months each summer--May, June, and July--teaching Georgia Tech students who were doing their summer semester in Paris. It was a great experience for the students and for me. However, beginning in 2012, we moved the summer program from Paris to London ending after the summer of 2017.
At this time in my life, with the loss of both parents in 2000, I am enjoying connecting with persons from my past, even if we were not close friends back then, there exists a bond since we shared the same experiences during the same times in our lives.
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