Bruce Miller:
CLASS OF 1954
Fords School 7Class of 1954
Woodbridge, NJ
Bruce's Story
I GUESS I WAS SOME WHAT A WILD KID ! IT TOOK ME A FEW YEARS IN THE NAVY AND A SECOND WIFE TO CALM MYSELF & SETTLE DOWN ! (THE FIRST ONE LASTED ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AND WOUND UP IN DIVORCE.) THEN I MET ANN AND WE HIT IT OFF TOGETHER..WE GOT MARRIED AND HAD THREE CHILDREN FORM OLDEST TO YOUNGEST; ROXANNE (SANDY)-LIVES IN NORRISTOWN,PA, LISA ANN-LIVES IBHILLSBORO,NH, AND KEVIIN-LIVES IN ISLAND HEIGHTS,NJ. THE GIRLS ARE MARRIED AND KEVIN HAS A LIVE IN GIRLFRIEND, MY FEELING...I ASSUME THEY WILL MARRY QUITE SOON. SANDY HAS THREE SONS, KYLE,LELAND & GORDON.ALL NICE BOYS !
ME...WELL I DID WIND UP WITH A REAL GOOD JOB AT GENERAL MOTORS IN LINDEN,NJ. I STARTED IN 1969 AS A MILLWRIGHT/WELDER (SKILLED TRADES), THEN I WAS PICKED TO SPEARHEAD THE COMPANYS SUGGESTION PROGRAM (DID THAT FOR 7 YRS.,NEXT WHEN THE COMPANY BROUGHT A PRO-ACTIVE TRACKING PROGRAM TO ALL ITS PLANTS I WAS ASKED TO TRAIN OVER 750 SKILLED ...Expand for more
TRADES AND SUPERVISORS. THAT WENT ON FOR THREE YEARS. I THEN BECAME A CAPACITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR (pro-active planned maintenance) FOR THE BALANCE OF MY STAY UNTIL THE PLANT WAS CLOSED IN 2005. I THEN RETIRED WITH 36 YEARS OF SERVICE. AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT I DO MISS MY JOB. EVEN THOUGH I DROVE R/T OF 100 MILES A DAY TO WORK..LOL.
THINGS WENT FAIRLY WELL UNTIL ANN GOT REALLY SICK IN 2003. ONE PROBLEM LED TO MORE AND SHE WOUND UP IN A HOSPITAL BED AT HOME TILL OCT. 21,2011 ..THE DAY SHE PASSED AWAY. SO NOW IT'S ME AND THE DOG, "SMIOKIE" (MINTURE ,CHUBBY POODLE.27 LBS. ...LOL
SO AS YOU READ I REALLY DID ENJOY A PRETTY FULL LIFE..I JUST WISH ANN WERE STILL HERE TO FINISH IT WITH ME. AT PRESENT I STILL WORK P/T. I RUN CHARTER FISHING BOATS NOW & THEN AND HOLD A UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 100 TON CAPTAINS LICENSE, I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS ON MY OFF DAYS FROM GM SINCE 1978
GO SALTWATER FISHING !!!
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