Darrell Coates:
CLASS OF 1959
Sequoia Junior High SchoolClass of 1959
Fresno, CA
Darrell's Story
iF YOU REMEMBER ME AT ALL, YOU'll PROBABLY REMEMBER THAT I WAS A BIT OF A RASCAL IN SCHOOL. HARDLY A HIGH ACHIEVER AS TEACHERS WOULD GLEEFULLY ATTEST. LEFT SEQUOIA FOR ROOSEVELT AND WOUND UP HAVING TO LEAVE AGAIN, AT THE BEHEST OF A JUVENILE COURT JUDGE THAT THOUGHT MY SOMEWHAT PUGNACIOUS TENDENCIES,TALENTS AND ABILITIES COULD BE BETTER UTILIZED BY THE MILITARY. . jOINED THE U.S ARMY, SPENT TWO ENJOYABLE TOURS IN GERMANY AS A POLICEMAN AND THREE LESS THAN ENJOYABLE TOURS IN VIETNAM. GOT AN ENTERSERVICE TRANSFER TO THE US AIR FORCE IN THE HOPES OF NOT GETTING SHOT AT ANY MORE. MY FIRST ASSIGNMENT IN THE AIR FORCE WAS TO PHU KAT, RVN!! MANAGED TO STAY IN TWENTY THREE YEARS AND THEN RETIRED...Expand for more
. SCORED A MASTERS WHILE IN THE SERVICE. RETIRED IN 1984 AND TOOK A POSITION WITH FRESNO COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AND RETIRED AS A CLINICAL SUPERVISOR 20 YEARS LATER.
THESE DAYS I WRITE SHOOT EM' UP ACTION NOVELS AND RIDE MY MOTORCYCLE FOR GRINS AND EXCITEMENT..
HAVE 5 CHILDREN, ALL GONE AND GAINFULLY EMPLOYED, "THANK YOU JESUS!"...
i WOULD HOPE THAT ANYONE REMEMBERING ME WOULD REMEMBER ME AS I ACTUALLY WAS. I WAS ALWAYS A RATHER INTENSE CHILD BUT YOU'D HAVE TO KNOW ME WELL TO SEE THAT INTENSITY. I LOST A GREAT MANY FRIENDS IN VIETNAM AND MUST SAY, THAT DID SHAPE MUCH OF MY FUTURE OUTLOOK UPON THINGS. I'M A VERY VOCAL ADVOCATE FOR THE SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES THESE DAYS.
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