Jeffrey Cadway:  

Well it's hard to start a story about your self. I was not well known at La Seirra, I was not athletic even wearing athletic shorts did'nt help. I did get close to becoming a jock but the itch went away after washing my athletic shorts. Had some good friends, we would go over to my Uncles house and dance to the popular music at that time. I retired in 2007. 1966 drafted into the Army, sent to a remote duty station...long story! Came back to a world named Timothy Leary!,and lived part of my life in the fourth dimension! What a Trip. if you haven't been there it's beyond imagination..Okay back to my 3 dimensional world that some refer to as Length,Width and Height. I've noticed that most Alumni's ( Baby Boomers) we're called ,try to write a synopsis or as suggested a Profile of one's life, explained as Then and Now, but you see there is no now, so don't say look at me now and this is what I'm doing now,now will always be then....metaphorically speaking. Well back to my story of fate, Oh yes! the word that determines ones life, don't think for a minute you had anything to do WITH YOUR LIFE'S PATH! You can set a direction,but that's all.Have you ever heard the term FATE HAS A WAY well that's what takes control and I'm sure most of us found that out. Sorry I got sidetracked.Lets get back to me, me referring to a name I call myself.Education,of course I learn from the things that are happening around me. Took some psychology classes at American River Junior College and as fate would have it I changed to two years at Carmicheal School of Performing Arts (Jass and Ballet dancing ). I got rhythm I got rhythm I got rhythm who could ask for anything more so I thought! Here comes marriage,here comes marriage,here comes marriage who could ask for anything more so I thought. Seven years later,that's right the itch appeared again,but this time it wasn't me It was her ,and the cause couldn't be washed away, it was divorced away.We had a wonderful son named Christopher who became a big part of my life. Wait,wait,wait wait ,I have to stop right here, If anyone can't make sense of this profile,please Call me at ( 1-800 what the_ _ _ _is he talking about?) Make a note or not,late 70s into1980s "Disco fever"What a time to relive,Baby boomers ,thats right us ,we went through that time in history either dancing,singing,listening or unconscious,with me it was dancing. Although I never made it a career, because of intervention I was now able to express myself once again through dance and it wasn't hard to do,there were Disco clubs everywhere. I never visited clubs alot except maybe parents without partners,so this was a whole new experience and was it! For the first time in my life I was able to see THE GOOD-THE BAD-AND THE UGLY all bunched together in one room,the men were the worst, some trying to be somebody they weren't some tried to impress someone through violence and others just mean.,But then ,there was also the good and they were so much fun to be around. Let's see,that's right!, I needed to put food in my mouth and shelter,something like the Neanderthal people did a few years ago. I had a house now I needed a trade. I had a friend that worked out of local 162 and was a sheet metal mechanic,he was in good shape and made good money. I had worked in retail and such,but needed something I could retire at. At that time the GI bill was available. I found an apprentice job at Clark and Rush Mechanical and started 3 1/2 years of training at local 162 and became a journeyman. Being a union member was good ,if it got slow at Clarke and Rush you could always work for Airco mech, Mendenhal or other union shops. Around 1980 a bill was passed called the two gate system which allowed none union members to work on union job sites,I knew then that unions were on their way out, so after 6 years I was looking for another career. I thought about consolidating both skills,Dancing and metal fabrication . The only thing I could think of was to be the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz, go downtown Sacramento and dance on the streets for loose change, It all sounded good until I found out there's a ordinance against dancing in the streets- just joking! What I really thought I'd do, was wait till fate raised its head, recognize it and continue in that direction.lo and behold less then a year later I read a flyer at McClellan AFB stating that they were hiring Aircraft sheet metal mechanics. With my background and being a Veteran I thought I was a shoein for the position. I got the job,but trust me it wasn't easy! , favoritism ran rapid out there it did'nt matter if you had the right skill or not it was about who you knew,but with the right persistence and patience I was on my way to ...Expand for more