Charles Murphy:
CLASS OF 1955
Cooley High SchoolClass of 1955
Detroit, MI
Farwell High SchoolClass of 1961
Farwell, MI
Ellicottville High SchoolClass of 1955
Ellicottville, NY
Ellicottville High SchoolClass of 1954
Ellicottville, NY
Ellicottville Elementary SchoolClass of 1951
Ellicottville, NY
Charles's Story
Life
Been a lot of places and done a lot of things. As a kid moved around a lot, many schools. Went Cooley high Detroit but at 16 joined army, didn't want to miss the war.I was one of those vets from the Korean War, GI Bill to College central Michigan U., married lived in Preston and Washington Court. Tried school teaching, but quit...wanted to become pilot in AF ... Saw more wars, Special Ops Officer. Retired from AF... Then owned a chain of a hundred stores, w/factories in Taiwan/Hong Kong. Corp CEO, invented stuff, sold out became a builder Florida Gulf Coast, built lots of things, owned strip centers... developer, beach houses... Raised long horn cows, had saw mill, was also a writer. Have not yet decided what I want to do when I grow up. Have gone to many many different graduate schools. Reason wasthe miltary kept changing where I was so as I was abouit to finish ha...Expand for more
d to srtart all over again. Know less and less about more, Never will Retire.
Am writing a book on Taiwan's history, building strip center, developments. Feel my age. Married twice. First wife died after 20 years marriage, married second time for 26 years. Of 4 children 1st marriage all have now died. Have one daughter from second marriage getting her PhD.
Military
I spent a career in the military, first the Army enlisted and then Air Force as an officer. I rfetired from it over 25 years ago.
Did a lot of things... saw a lot of action... went a lot of places. It was fun but what a waste of ones life... I could have died for nothing... Looking back I realize that I wasted a lot of time. Would I recommend a career in the military? Hell no as all we did was protect the losers who stayed home and refussed to go and demonstrated against us... held we who did in contempt.
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