Jerry Canipe:  

CLASS OF 1950
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Lowell High SchoolClass of 1950
Lowell, NC
King's CollegeClass of 1955
Charlotte, NC
St. Pauls High SchoolClass of 1950
St. pauls, NC

Jerry's Story

THIS IS MY STORY A BRIEF HISTORY OF MY LIFE: OLDEST OF TWO BOYS, FOUR OLDER FOUR YOUNGER SISTERS. (WHAT A GANG). ATTENDED RANLO ELEM. SCHOOL 1-8 YRS. SHARED 2ND AND 8TH WITH MY FUTURE WIFE MADELINE. I WENT TO LOWELL HIGH-SHE WENT TO GASTONIA HIGH. WE NEVER DATED UNTIL AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. WENT TO LOWELL FOR THREE YEARS. JAN-MAY 1949 11TH GRADE ATTENDED ST. PAULS HIGH SCHOOL, DOWN IN THE SANDHILLS. AUG-DEC 1949 OXFORD HIGH. JAN. 1950 -MAY 1950 LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL AGAIN. WHEW GLAD TO BE BACK. AS SOON AS I GRADUATED KOREAN POLICE ACTION STARTED. DRAFT BEGAN TO BREATH DOWN MY NECK. WORKED FOR BURLINGTON MILLS JUN '50 'TIL JAN '51. ATTEMPTED TO JOIN USAF. JUST BEFORE ENLISTMENT THEY FROZE ENLISTMENTS - OPENED AGAIN NEAR END OF MAR '51. GOT SWORN IN 3/30/51. SAW LACKLAND AFB, SAW WICHITA FALLS =TECH SCHOOL AT TPI IN COOKEVILLE TENN. BACK TO KELLY AFB, SAN ANTONIO-END OF AUG. '51 END OF SEPT. '51 OFF TO HANEDA AFB NEAR TOKYO DEC. '51 - DEC '53 RELEASED FROM DUTY THANKS TO A EARLY RELEASE PROGRAM AFTER KOREAN P. ACTION ENDED SEPT '53 . TWO WEEKS AFTER RELEASE ENTERED KINGS BUSINE...Expand for more
SS COLLEGE CHARLOTTE ON G.I. BILL ATTENDED 15 MOS. REC'D JUNIOR ACCOUNTING DEGREE. THEN APR. '54 JOINED J. P. STEVENS CO. MARRIED MADELINE AUG. 14 1955 (54TH ANNIVERSARY COMING UP IN FEW DAYS) 2 1/2 YRS LATER JOINED U. S. RUBBER CO-LATER NAMED UNIROYAL. RETIRED AFTER 35 YEARS SERVICE. DURING THOSE WORKING YEARS WE HAD THREE CHILDREN, JERRIANNE AND SHARON AND DAVID AND THEN THANK THE LORD FOR 9 GRANDCHILDREN. HAVE NOW BEEN RETIRED NEARLY 16 YEARS AND STILL ENJOYING IT. PLAYING GOLF WITH A GROUP OF OLD MEN LIKE MYSELF FROM PARKWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH EVERY TUESDAY ABOUT 25 GUYS IN TOTAL. AFTER GOLF WE LUNCH TOGETHER SOMEWHERE. SOMEONE HAS CALLED US ROMEOS, WHICH MEANS RETIRED OLD MEN EATING OUT. MY LIFE HAS BEEN VERY BLESSED AND I AM THANKFUL TO GOD FOR ALL THE ABOVE AND ALL HIS BLESSINGS EVERY DAY. I HOPE THIS HAS NOT BORED ANYONE. IF IT HAS I APOLOGIZE. END OF STORY. NOT THE END OF JERRY. PS: I FORGOT TO ADD I LOVE GOSPEL MUSIC. PSS: ALSO HAVE A GREAT LOVE FOR BIG BAND MUSIC. WHEN I CAME OF AGE IT WAS "THE BIG THING" LOVED IT EVER SINCE THE 40'S AND 50'S. HOW ABOUT Y'ALL?
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Yearbooks

Lowell High School 1955 yearbook cover photo
1955 Yearbook
Lowell High School
LOWELL, NC
Lowell High School 1953 yearbook cover photo
1953 Yearbook
Lowell High School
LOWELL, NC
St. Pauls High School 1995 yearbook cover photo
1995 Yearbook
St. Pauls High School
ST. PAULS, NC
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NO TITLE-JUST MOM'S FIRST SONAFTER FOUR GIRLS.
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