Gayle(Gary) Michener:
CLASS OF 1967
Manhasset High SchoolClass of 1967
Manhasset, NY
Roslyn High SchoolClass of 1968
Roslyn heights, NY
Gayle(Gary)'s Story
Life
Hi all! Well, I spent the 10 years after graduation in N.Carolina and Virginia(what a culture shock from Manhasset!), although I certainly learned alot about other areas of the country and how racism was so institutionalized in the south in the '60's and 70's! I earned a B.A & Masters (English Lit) from Virginia Commonwealth Univ whilst living in Richmond. In 1977, I became a professional pilot and flew seaplanes in NYC, Long Island and Key West for our family business, Pelham Seaplane Svc. I flew some very interesting people including alot of celebs like Billy Joel, John & Yoko ( My father's airplane had a "mechanical malfunction" at their dock one day!), Cal Klein, Perry Ellis (a wonderful friend),Herb Allen, etc. We sold the business, in 1991, to Pan American Airbridge. In 1978,I married Sally Bolling Todd and had two children-Sara-now 41-& Kevin-33.
Sara graduated from Mary Washington College in 2004 then a Masters in Ed. in 2005. Kevin graduated from Rutgers in 2014.
After divorcing in 1999 and going through a big change I live in St. George, Staten Island and I am brokering Aviation insurance/surety for Aon, a large global brokerage...Expand for more
. I get to deal with all of the premier aircraft operators in the world and fly my own aircraft (Cessna 206 amphibian- Edo floats!) to see some of my more local clients.
We were located in #2 World Trade Center on the102-105 floors when Sept. 11 happened; we lost 179 of our Aon colleagues. Surviving this spurred me to make some changes in my life. I currently have a wonderful life partner and a great relationship with my two beautiful children and three grandchildren. Sadly, I did missed our 40th reunion as my father was stricken with cancer and died over that summer of '07. I was very close to him and took it quite hard.
I still play guitar and chill by playing my '65 Guild Starfire I, 12 string Rickenbacker 360-12 and many others. I also collect some very cool cars from the '60s, '70's and later.
In 2018 I became a partner in PK Floats, Inc. up in Lincoln, Maine where we manufacture the world's finest Seaplane Floats! I retired from Aon Aviation as a Senior V.P. in October, 2022.
Well, that's a little bit about what I've been doing for the past 40-odd years! I'd love to hear how the reunion went, if anyone would care to tell me about it!
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