Thomas Napoli:
CLASS OF 1965
Concord-Carlisle High SchoolClass of 1965
Concord, MA
Thomas's Story
Not much of a story, completed 2 years in Milatary Police, obtained BA in Bus. Man. and Soc. at U.Mass. Lowell.Completed M.B.A. at Troy State Un. Moved to Europe in 1971 and was a Club Manger for the Navy in Rota, Spain (close to Gibralta) Opened and Manged 24 Video stores in Germany,Holland and Italy. Opened and manged 10 Toyta dealerships in Germany and Holland. Opened and managed 12 BMW and Saab dealerships in Germany ,Italy,Spain and England. All businesses serving the american military in europe. retired in 2000 and have been skiing and traveling for the last 17 years.
Well this year I found out that getting old is not for pussies, and can be qiet an ordeal. On my 72nd Birthday on the 8th of Nov. and after 6 great sunny weeks in Greece with the motor home,,. we went back to Deanne's home town in Dordrecht ,Holland (by Rotterdam)
At 4:00 I was rushe...Expand for more
d to the emergency room for the 7th time in the last twenty years I have been retired. They kept me again for an operation putting a stent in the stomach. then the
next 15 days with out water was very trying.. Then having put on 25 lbs. from the liquids they gave I could not breath for 8 days. When the blood test was good enough I had a 4th cat scan and found the the major artery to my heart was closed.. With a 20% of surviving the operation they operated and it was sucsessful and I was released on pearl habor day the 7th of Sept. weighing 145 lbs (I was 12 the last time I was 145 lbs.) and spent 10 days recovering befor the let me go home to the farm house in Germany.. A week later we left for Slopes in Austria for our 20th ski season to get back in shape again. So getting old is not easy, but it beats the alternitive. I hope you all stay healthy and don't have to go through what I did..
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