Doyle Winters:
CLASS OF 1960
Zanesville High SchoolClass of 1960
Zanesville, OH
U.S. Naval AcademyClass of 1965
Annapolis, MD
Ohio UniversityClass of 1964
Zanesville, OH
Roosevelt Junior High SchoolClass of 1956
Zanesville, OH
Doyle's Story
Life
Graduated from US Naval Academy in 1965 and served two tours in Vietnam as pilot/Landing Signal Officer/Weapons Officer of A-4s and A-7s flying from the carriers Ranger and Oriskany (119 missions). Left active duty in 1972 and joined IBM as Marketing Representative. Lived in Lemoore, CA (Navy) and Los Angeles and Bakersfield CA (IBM). Also lived in Atlanta and Annapolis, MD. Currently reside in Easton, MD having retired (Jul05)as a Project Executive with IBM Business Consulting Services. Married (40 years in Aug 08) but now divorced with 2 grown children (Meredith and Dave) who live in Annapolis.
I became grandparents for the first time on September 6, 2007 of Liesel Alexandra Weiss! Now have also two grandsons, Kyle Winters and Max Weiss.
Since I have retired, I spend most of my time supporting the Naval Academy and its functions including season tickets to football and was past president of the local chapter of the Alumni Association on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. I am also in an investment club that meets twice a month and doing genealogy research on my family. Boating and golfing take up the remainder of my time! Like other retirees, I don't know how I had time to work!!
Married Jane Painter ZHS-63 on September 23rd, 2011 in South Lake Tahoe CA attended by brother Floyd and his wife Lee and my squadron mate Jack Heaston from two Navy cruises. It was a great 3 days with a close friend and my brother. Now reside in Crossville, Tennessee in the Fairfield Glade Community: 6...Expand for more
golf courses and 11 lakes. :-)
Workplace
Joined IBM in '72 as a Marketing Representative in Los Angeles. In '75 moved to Bakersfield and service oil, farming and government accounts. In '80 was promoted to Regional staff in Atlanta. After 1 year on staff, I was promoted to marketing manager in one of IBM's Atlanta branches. In '82, I was promoted to Public Sector Industry Marketing in Bethesda, MD. After 3 years in Public Sector, I joined the Federal Industry as a Special Bids Manager. After a stint as Competitive Mktg Mgr and Business Development Manager, joined the IBM Services group as a Project Manager. Was Program Manager for all IBM Federal Y2K business and then became Project Executive for Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services in Baltimore.
Retired from IBM on July 31, 2005 after 33 years of service.
Military
Commissioned as an Ensign in the Navy on graduation from US Naval Academy in 1965. Entered flight school in Dec. '65; graduated flight school in June '67 and served with Attack Squadron 155 aboard USS Ranger (flying A-4F Skyhawk)and Oriskany (flying A-7B Corsair II) in Vietnam. Returned to US to be a flight instructor in Attack Squadron 125 in Lemoore, CA. Retired from active duty in '72 Joined VA-305 at Pt Mugu and flew in the reserves for 2 years, before giving up my flight status and joining an AEDO (Aeronautical Engineering Duty Officer) Unit. Stayed active in the reserves in Pt Mugu, San Diego, Atlanta and Washington, DC, and retired and from the Reserves in '87.
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