Daniel Alegria:  

Glendale.... Cerritos Elementary from kindergarten to 6th grade. Teachers like Mr. Pierce, Mrs. Jue, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Thomas and others. Then onto Roosevelt Jr. High where life changed as well as friends. Guys you grew up with in elementary started to find new friends as did I. Joined the gang in Toonerville "Thee Knightlads" that started out as a social group until jackets were ordered and soon was known as a gang. I was smart enough to get out fast, but I stayed loyal to my friends from Chevy Chase. I never did well in school, went as few days as possible and things didn't get any better as I moved onto GHS. I was a loner very different from my sister Tinkers who was very popular. I only went to school for gym class and to run laps with Bill Fugikawa, Albert Hanoca, Dean Boman and other cool dudes. Most of the time I would stay on the bus and continue onto Pasadena, catch the Arcadia bus and end up at Santa Anita for the day of races. I would many times see Mr. Bill Ruth VP from Roosevelt at the track, we would agree that we didn't see each other and have a chuckle! After graduating I rode horses in the morning workouts and trained a stable of twelve horses that raced at...Expand for more