Tom Ireton:  

After high school I married Louise Hartman on October 24, 1959 and worked at the Camas papermill for a few months before joining the Navy on Feb. 15, 1960. I served five years and was trained as an Electronic Technician. Our youngest daughter was born two months after I was discharged in 1965. Then I worked at Alcoa for a couple of years before attending Clark J. C. full time. Louise's folks helped us out a lot in those days by renting us their old place in Orchards. It's gone now and so is the Denny's Restaurant that was built on the old property. We owe much to friends and family who have helped us over the years. In 1969 I finished at Clark College and began working for Pacific Northwest Bell as a pick-up and delivery truck driver while attending PSC part-time. I became a Christian during that time (1974). Eventually I was transferred to Kent, WA. in 1976 and I retired from Qwest Communications in 2003. Louise and I have three children, Kevin, Karin and Kathleen. We have ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Kevin, Karin and their families live nearby but Kathleen (Katy) and family live in Palmdale, CA so we visit them almost every year. In '06 and '07 we went RVing for part of the year and enjoyed it a lot. We did it again in 2010 and 2012. We have enjoyed staying in Branson, MO three times, a couple of weeks at a time. When we go east we visit some of Louise's re...Expand for more