Glenn Swenson:  

From Glenn Swenson to Glenn Dohring and back again ... This first part of this story probably contains more details than many of you need to know. But I thought it might be helpful for some of you, especially since I'm listed as "Glenn Dohring" for all of the elementary schools I attended and then Glenn Swenson from the 7th Grade onward. I was born in Los Angleles on December 12, 1951 and lived in Southern California for the first ten years of my life. My mother's maiden name was Lillian Forselles, whose parents immigrated here from Sweden. My father's name was Freeman Swenson, whose parents immigrated here from Denmark. My parents got divorced when I was very young (6 months old), and so when my Mom got remarried to William Dohring, I became known as Glenn Dohring. After finishing the 6th grade, I decided that I wanted to start using my real last name for various reasons. So I changed my name back to Glenn Swenson at the start of the 7th Grade and that's who I've been known as ever since! I lived in the following locations in Southern California before we moved to Sacramento in the Spring of 1962: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Ontario, Buena Park, Lakewood, Riverside (1st & 2nd Grade at West Riverside Elementary School), Santa Ana (part of my 2nd & 3rd Grades at Sierra Elementary School, now called Sierra Intermediate School) and Tustin (part of my 3rd Grade and most of my 4th Grade at Guin Foss Elementary School). (Special note to Denise Mayo if you're still out there somewhere: I recently came across some great photos of us from the 2nd grade (West Riverside Elementary School in Riverside, CA), when we were the two lead actors for our school play: "Easter Parade". We were so adorable, if I must say so myself! If you're interested, I can scan the photos and e-mail them to you). My family moved to Sacramento in the Spring of 1962, where I finished 4th, 5th and 6th grades at Orange Grove Elementary School, now called Orange Grove Adult School (located right down the street from American River College). Some of my classmates at Orange Grove Elementary School who later attended Mira Loma include David Allen, John Bierer, Paul Brown, Deborah Bruno, Dick Burkhardt, Barbara Coker, Carolyn Cole, Deborah Dano, Jeff Engbretson, Steve Fleming, Lynne Forsythe, Jackie Gaftunick, Shirley Green, Lyle Griffith, Glenn Hyson, Susan Lamoreaux, Deborah McClendon, Kathy Melton, Paul Nelson, Eddie Smith, Tanya Tarver, Becky Williams and a number of others whom I am no doubt forgetting. I went to Arcade Junior High for my entire 7th and 8th Grades (1964 - 1966), but I only went to Mira Loma for my Freshman, Sophomore and Senior years. I left home for year or so during the Summer before my Junior year and lived wi...Expand for more