William Wade:
CLASS OF 1972
Earl L. Vandermeulen High SchoolClass of 1972
Port jefferson, NY
SUNY Alfred State CollegeClass of 1973
Alfred, NY
William's Story
Life
After high school I did a short stint at Alfred State College followed quickly by enlistment in the military (Air Force then Army), retired in 1994 after 21 years of service. After "retiring" I worked for five years at Purdue University's School of Veterinary Medicine, then five years at Northwestern University in Chicago and now going on the fifth year here at Duke (don't plan on leaving). Have been in veterinary medicine my whole career as a Licensed Veterinary Technician. Had not been back to Port Jeff since 1975, until I went with Debbie (Halcrow) to her 25th class reunion in '98 (Class of '73). Was good to see all of you at the class of '72 30th. Debbie and I were engaged in July 1973 and finally got married in December of 1999. Long story. We have four boys between us: Matt 31 (now back at Purdue getting another degree), Marshall 30 (coming to NC to go to Vet Tech School this fall;09), Willy 26 (Junior at the Univ. of IL-Chic...Expand for more
ago) and Nat 21 (Union apprentice carpenter). We're now living in Apex, North Carolina (near Raleigh)with 4 cats we found in the back yard two weeks after moving in. I traded in my basketball sneakers a long time ago for golf spikes and would play every day if I could. Debbie now works for Capital Bank and loves scrapbooking, crafts, SHOPPING, gardening and her cats. I'm at Duke University in research regulatory compliance. No, I can't get you tickets to the men's basketball games (sorry Waz). Still go home to NY each year to see the folks and all the family who live in western NY near Buffalo. My brothers (Rodney, class of '74) and Kevin (Cass of '76) live in SC and NY respectively.
Please keep in touch, how many of us went from Kindergarten through High School together? Hope all is well with you. If you're ever traveling down the I-95 corridor, y'all stop by and see us.
Bill aka "Cazzie" (as in Russell, famous BB player). Him not me...
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