Tom Kemper:
CLASS OF 1965
Sunnyvale High SchoolClass of 1965
Sunnyvale, CA
Tom's Story
After graduation I went to Foothill to continue high school, go to parties, and play basketball. I tried at Foothill, then De Anza where I got really lucky and made the team. We lost so many players that I ended up a starter. We won league and went to the state tournament after the top teams forfeited all their games, it was the Miracle before our 1980 Olympic hockey team.
Then I got drafted, deferred to the end of the school year and joined the Air Force. I worked hard in Tech School, a first for me, and finished at the top in my class. My reward was a base choice in Sacramento rather than many far less desirable base locations. During this time I got married, Valerie Kayser â64, we had our first child, and we learned how to survive in poverty. I also played some basketball in the base league.
I left the Air Force and went to SJSU. During the...Expand for more
next few years, I took a job at ESL, had our second child, bought a house, graduated, and learned some computer programming which became an opportunity in software development. And I played basketball at work and in recreational leagues.
I left ESL, which no longer exists, when a former boss offered me a job at Sun Microsystems, another company that no longer exists. Sun was an exciting place to work and once again I had opportunities to work on many interesting projects. I graduated to playing basketball in over 35 leagues, but that got tough once I passed 50.
I retired from Sun, no longer employed, but I do some volunteer work in the AARP Income Tax program for seniors. With all the opportunities Iâve had, it is nice to give something back. Val and I are working on 45 years and have two grandchildren. Now I play basketball with my grandson.
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