Dominick Zarrella:
CLASS OF 1971
Kennedy High SchoolClass of 1971
Waterbury, CT
California State UniversityClass of 1993
Los angeles, CA
Pasadena City CollegeClass of 1986
Pasadena, CA
University of ConnecticutClass of 1983
Waterbury, CT
Our Lady of Mount Carmel SchoolClass of 1967
Waterbury, CT
Dominick's Story
After grammar school my parents were divorced and we lost our house up on the hill on Anna Avenue in Waterbury. I moved around town several times with my mom and sister and lived with relatives too. I went to work when I was 16 to help support the family before I even graduated high school. I put off college for several years doing factory work and became a machinist. I took a few courses at Connecticut State University before moving to CA where my father was living.
My sister stayed with my mom in Waterbury and I lived near my father near Los Angeles in CA. I worked my way through college; it took me 7 years instead of the normal 4 but I made it through. I worked part time jobs, got student loans, and lived with roommates until I finished college. I was in CA from 19...Expand for more
81 to 1994. Then my mother became very ill. I had just finished school in CA where I got an Engineering degree (BSEE) in 1993 and couldn't find a job. I came back to Waterbury, found a job, and stayed with mom for a while to help out. After she was back on her feet I moved back to CA in 1997 where I worked for several years before moving to Arizona in 2001.
It's funny that even though we all had roughly the same start being in the classroom together for 8 years and even through high school together for some life can take you down very different paths. I love to hear about your successes both personal and professional or business. I know that everybody has their own family and friends for support. But I hope that you will continue to keep in touch in good times and bad.
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