Henry BBurciaga:  

Hi, classmates! In a condensed manner, I will tell you my story. I attended Burbank Elementary School in 1957 to 1958, where my classmates were Cathy Casias, twin sisters Laura and Marsha Vigil (all were 1967 SDHS graduates); and I think I remember John Castillo from the same year. I eventually attended Lowell Elementary School from 1959 to 1961, where I met my future SDHS classmates, such as Sammy Vasquez, Jackson Silva, Larry Lupian, Doris Costales, David Rios, Miguel Estrada, Mary Ann Hernandez, Nick Johns, Johnny Arraujo, John Cananaigo, and other friends. I moved on to Memorial Junior High from 1961 to 1964 where I met friends such as Roberto Saucedo, Roberto Gutierrez, and Fred Isabella. And I know most of us who had the Arts class remember Mr. Martinez ("Class, oh, class, be quiet:). From the fall of 1964 to 1967, I attended San Diego High School (the Castle), where I met such good friends as George Guevara, Tony Costa, Artie Ochoa, and other classmates. And I know you remember Mr. Volk, if you took algebra ( the "music of the spheres", and the 5th dimension. Once he did ask me if I had ever heard the "music of the spheres". Of course, I said no, although I have heard other subjective things in my lifetime. After graduating from SDHS, I attended San Diego City College, San Diego State University (graduated in 1975 with a B.A, in Sociology), and Alliant International School of Professional Psychology where I graduated in 1978 with an M.A. in Clinical Psychology. After my graduate degree, I worked as a Medical Social Worker until 1983 when I began work as a psychotherapist in San Ysidro, CA. In 1985, I became a licensed Marriage, Family, and Child Therapist. And I've been involved in this field ever since in various capacities of responsibility. It's been a highly rewarding and emotionally charged career. On the personal level, I married Nellie Burciaga at the young age of 22, and we've been together ever since...not boring but adventurous and challenging, Like a rollercoaster instead of a straight line. In other words, it's been fun and unpredictable. And I've liked it this way. You can say we are soulmates, and the best of friends. We had to children (now 44 and 41 years old), and have seven (7) grandchildren. The eldest being 19 years old. and the youngest is 7+ years old. As for my present, and close to 70 years, I do not take my existence for granted, as one never knows ...Expand for more