John F. Culbertson:
CLASS OF 1969
Dobyns-Bennett High SchoolClass of 1969
Kingsport, TN
Bell Ridge Elementary SchoolClass of 1963
Kingsport, TN
John F.'s Story
My Life Since High School
I worked at a convience store and went to ETSU for a while after graduating. I wanted to join the USAF, but I had braces on. I finally did get to join in June of 1971. It was really overcrowded at that time. In the fall of 72 the Vietnam War was comimg to an end I was stationed at Myrtle Beach AFB at the time(tough duty). The AF had so many people that they offered a program called Palace Chase to transfer personell to the Air Guards if there was an opening within 250 miles of your home. I found that at McGhee Tyson in Knoxville. When I transferred, I found a job at Eastman in NOV.,72. got married Aug. 30, 1975 to Terri Johnston from GATE City. In Oct. of 1992 we put in for adoption of a boy f...Expand for more
rom the Phillipines. I flew to Manilla in Oct. of 1993 and brought our son back home. We named him Joshua and he now 17. I lost my only brother to Colon Cancer in May,2000. I lost my mom in Sept. 2002. While I was at Eastman I worked in several different divisions and many different jobs in my career there. I worked there for almost 32 years. When I reached sll obligations for retirement, I left. I went to work for AGC Flat Glass North America in Abingdon, Va. in Nov, 2004 and have been there since. My dad passed away in June 2008. My son is an avid diver and swimmer and puts his talents for Sullivan South High School. He just finished competing in the state tournament for the 2nd yr in a row. That's my life up till now.
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