William Howard:
CLASS OF 1981
Lake Zurich High SchoolClass of 1981
Lake zurich, IL
Howard High SchoolClass of 1981
Ellicott city, MD
Hammond High SchoolClass of 1981
Columbia, MD
William's Story
Life
Life bio? Simple: U.S. Air Force brat raised worldwide; 2 years of high school at Hammond High, Columbia, MD (1977-79); one year of high school at Howard High, Ellicott City, MD (1979-80); final year/graduated from Lake Zurich Sr. High, Lake Zurich, IL (1980-81); part-time college at College of Lake County, IL until summer of '83, then moved to GA w/family; got married at the end of '83 in IL but lived in GA until spring of '84; moved back to IL and stayed there until entering U.S. Army in fall of '84; stationed in GA (daughter born during this time) until separation from Army in fall of '87; stayed in GA as a law enforcement officer until spring of '90; due to family issues on the then-wife's side, moved back to IL and stayed there until summer of '92, when I couldn't stand to live with in-laws any longer and left to work in family business back in GA, and have been in GA ever since. Once I finally made up my mind to re-enter law enforcement as my career (summer 2001), marriage finally began to fail and we separated at the end of '01, with our divorce becoming final in fall of '02. Still single (technically, as I have a girlfriend), still in law enf...Expand for more
orcement, and a whole lot happier than I was when I was married.
Workplace
Odd jobs until joining U.S. Army; entered law enforcement in GA after military for 2yrs.; moved to IL (family reasons) - construction related work & U.S. Army Reservist for 2yrs; moved back to GA to work in family business, which progressed to owning/operating a tractor-trailer rig for the next 5yrs; got tired of the wear/tear of driving, sold rig & entered production work for a pool/spa chemical company for the next 2yrs; stayed in production work for additional 1 1.5yrs but moved to job closer to home at that time; gave up production work to re-enter law enforcement, and so here I remain.
Military
11/84 - 2/85 Ft. Jackson Training Bgde. (last cycle to live on Tank Hill/WWII Barracks)
2/85 - 5/85 Ft. Eustis Transportation School (Blackhawk Tactical Transport Helicopter Repair School)
5/85 - 6/85 NW IL Hometown Recruiter Program
6/85 - 11/87 Hunter Army Airfield (Blackhawk Crewchief - airframe 80-23423 "Howie's Hawk")
11/87 - 3/90 IRR
3/90 - 6/93 3/158TH AVN REGT, Glenview Naval Air Station, Glenview, IL (transitioned to UH-1 Iroquis (Hueys))
6/93 - 6/95 IRR
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