Loyd Duncan:  

CLASS OF 1973
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Grants pass, OR
Grants pass, OR
Grants pass, OR
South Middle SchoolClass of 1969
Grants pass, OR

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Life WELL, IT IS HARD TO BELEIVE THAT IT HAS BEEN OVER 30 YEARS SINCE GRADUATION !! AFTER GRADUATION I JOINED THE ARMED FORCES FROM 1973 TO 1976. TWO AND A HALF YEARS WERE IN GERMANY. I ENJOYED MY STAY IN GERMANY AS I LOOK BACK. OF COURSE I TRAVELED MANY COUTRIES IN EUROPE THAN. I CAME BACK HOME TO GRANTS PASS, OREGON IN SEPTEMBER OF 1976. WENT TO R.C.C. FROM 1976-1977. THAN I MOVED TO FLORDA (ORLANDO AREA) WITH A FRIEND FOR TWO YEARS FROM 1978-1980. I WAS A ROOFER THEIR IN FLORIDA IN LEARNING MY TRADE. IN 1980, I MOVED BACK TO GRANTS PASS, OREGON AGAIN! THAT SAME YEAR I MOVED TO ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA. I LIVED THEIR FOR 13 YEARS IN ORANGE COUNTY WHERE I STARTED A CAREER IN THE U.S. POST OFFICE. FROM 1983 TILL 1993 I WORKED AT THE BUENA PARK POST OFFICE. FROM 1980 TO 1982 I WAS IN THE ROOFING BUSINESS. I HAD FAMILY IN SOUTHERN, CALIFORNIA. I WAS INVOVED IN CHURCH DURING THOSE PART OF YEARS AND WENT TO ISRAEL AND JORDAN IN 1985. I HAD ENOUGH OF THE BIG CITIES AND IN 1993 I MOVED BACK TO SOUTHERN, OREGON!! OH, HOW BEAUTIFUL OREGON IS AFTER COMING FROM THE BIG CITIES IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. IN OCTOBER 13. 1993 I TRANSFERED TO THE MEDFORD POST OFFICE. AT PRESENT (2005) I WORK AT THE CENTAL POINT, POST OFFICE AS A MAIL MAN. I HAVE FAMILY HERE IN THE ROGUE VALLEY. LAST JULY OF 2004 I MOVED IN A MODERN NEW HOME THAT WAS BUILT IN WHITE CITY. THE ROGUE VALLEY IS INCREDIBULLY GROWING !!! I THINK IAM HERE TO STAY!! DURING MY MOVE BACK TO SOUTHERN, OREGON I HAVE TRAVELED TO EUROPE AGAIN IN 1997 ( COUNTRIES I MISSED WHEN I WAS IN THE ARMED FORCES.) ALSO HAVE BEEN TO MOSCOW, RUSSIA AND RIGA, ISRAEL , JORDON, GREECE AND GREEK ISLANDS, DENMARK, LONDON, ITALY, FRANCE, HOLLAND, AUSTRIA, HUNGARY, AND OTHERS, LATVIA AS WELL AS NEW YORK CITY, AND WASHINGTON DC THREE TIMES. THIS YEAR ( 2005) IAM GOING TO EGYPT ( MAY) AND THE SCANINAVIAN COUTRIES AND ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA IN AUGUST. AS YOU CAN SEE, I LOVE TO TRAVEL! AND AFTER ALL OF THOSE YEARS I STILL AM NOT MARRIED!!!! ( WHAT!?) I HAVE A YORK SHIRE. School I HAD A CRUSH ON EILEEN (violet)RATHBONE IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND ESPECIALLY DEBORAH DEETZ IN MY SENIOR YEAR. ( I CANNOT BELEIVE IAM TELLING IT TO THE WORLD) I HATED SPEECH CLASS AND GUESS WHO WAS IN MY CLASS.... EILEEN. MY TURN TO SPEAK IN CLASS. I WAS NOT READY, SHE ENCOURAGED ME TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF CLASS. NOW I WISHED I COULD HAVE ASKED FOR A DATE IF I DID MY SPEECH ASSIGNMENT. HA! HA! I WISHED I HAD NOT BEEN SO DARN SHY! I HAD PLEASANT MEMORIES OF MY YOUNGER YEARS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND WOULD HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL TO HAVE BEEN IN HIGH SCHOOL DURING THE 50'S ERA. I LOVE THE 50'S MUSIC. BUT I HAVE PLEASANT MEMORIES OF THE MUSIC I LISTEN TO IN MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS. THE CARPENTERS, BEATLES, LETTERMEN, DONNY OSMOND, HERB ALBERT. THE LETTERMEN ARE STILL MY FAVORITE TODAY AND THEIR STILL SINGING!!! I SAW THEIR CONCERT IN KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON THIS FEBRUARY IN 2007. College UNFORTUNETLY I DID NOT FINISH MY SCHOOLING IN FOR A ASSOCIATE DEGREE AS AN AUTO MECHANIC. I WISH I HAD NOT DONE THAT. I HAD TO PAY UNCLE SAM BACK. I HAD A ROOMATE IN GRANTS PASS, OREGON IN TOWN THAT I MET IN CLASS. HE WAS A SMART KID BUT NO COMMON SENSE EITHER. I HAD A P...Expand for more
ARTNER THAT WE WORKED ON A CORVETTE AT THE TIME. THAT WAS MY DREAM CAR. I GOT TO RIDE IN ONE FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR A TEST DRIVE. I HAVE A 2004 CORVETTE TODAY. MY OTHER DREAM CAR IS A FERRARI ENZO OR A F-50. VERY EXOTIC. Workplace AFTER COLLEGE I GOT INTO THE ROOFING BUSINESS IN FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA. ITS HARD WORK AND THATS WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. THAN IN 1983 I STARTED A POSTAL CAREER IN BUENA PARK, CALIFORNIA. THIS IS WHAT I WANTED TO DO. I ENJOYED THE WORK DELIVERING MAIL. MOST OF THEM WAS WALKING ROUTES. I HAD A ROUTE FOR 8 YEARS THEIR. LOT OF CODES, REGULATIONS AND RULES TO FOLLOW AS WELL AS HARASED SUPERVISION. BUT I HAD THE FORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT I HAD NOT THIS PROBLEM. SO I CONTINUED TO ENJOY MY WORK. YOU WORK INDOORS AND OUTDOORS AS A CARRIER. TODAY (2007)I CONTINUE TO ENJOY MY WORK AS I WORK AT THE CENTRAL POINT POST OFFICE IN OREGON. I TRANSFERED TO MEDFORD, OREGON ON 1993. (MEDFORD, CENTRAL POINT AND WHITE CITY). ITS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK HERE AND THE SUPERVISION ARE NOT HARD NOSE. I HAVE A DRIVING ROUTE OF 7 YEARS IN CENTRAL POINT OF BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL AS WELL AS A DRIVING ROUTE IN WHITE CITY I HAD IN THE LATE 90'S. WE HAVE A VERY STRONG UNION HERE LOCALLY. I CAN RETIRE IN 6 YEARS BUT I WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO WORK BEYOND. I HAVE WORKED HARD WITH OVERTIME THROUGH THE YEARS BUT IAM SLOWING DOWN. I COME HOME CONTENT AND SATISFIED THAT I DID A GOOD DAYS WORK. ( BUT SOMETIMES I DO NOT FEEL THAT WAY) Military I WAS IN THE MILITARY DURING PEACE TIME (THE END OF VIETNAM). AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1973 THAT FALL I JOINED THE ARMY. I ENJOYED BOOT CAMP! THIS WAS IN FORT ORD CALIFORNIA. THAT WAS 3 MONTHS OF HARD TRAINING WITH DRILL SERGEANT YELLING AT US THAT YOUR MOTHER IS NOT HERE ( HA! HA!) I GOT YELLED AT ONCE MAYBE TWICE BY A DRILL SERGEANT AND I HAD TO DO PUSH UPS FOR HIM ( SOMETHING SILLY I DID IN THE MESS HALL) WE WERE ON BASE THE WHOLE THREE MONTHS THEIR. THAN TOOK LEAVE FOR CHRISTMAS VACATION BACK HOME. THAN TO FORT LEONARD WOOD ,MISSOURI . IT WAS COLD THEIR IN FEBRUARY OF 1974. MY TRAINING WAS HERE AS A CARPENTER. I WAS IN AN ENGINEER BATALLION IN GERMANY THE SAME YEAR. WE BUILT MANY BUILDINGS IN GERMANY IN DIFFERENT CITIES ( TDY). I WAS ASSIGNED TO A 5 TON TRUCK TO TRANS PORT MATERIAL AND TROOPS LIKE CONVOYS. I ALSO OPERATED AN AIR COMPRESSER UNIT ON WHEELS. I HAD MANY FRIENDS THROUGH MY ARMY CARREER AS WELL AS OUT SIDE THE BASE IN GERMANY. MANY CHURCH ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE BASE OF DARMSTADT, GERMANY AS WELL AS ON BASE. MANY PLEASANT MEMORIES AND DID A LOT OF TRAVELING OUTSIDE OF GERMANY SUCH AS ITALY, FRANCE, LUXENBURG, BELGIUM, GREECE, ENGLAND, SWITZERLAND AS WELL AS GERMANY. I WAS YOUNG AND NEW AND EXCITING EXPERIENCE FOR ME. SOMETIMES WE PLAYED WAR GAMES IN THE BOON DOKES . WE WAKE UP EARLY IN THE MORNING IN A TENT WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND. 1/13/2016 retired from the post office in 4/27/2015 enjoying the single life with Jesus my 2 year old lovable yorkie. i had an 18 year old yorki but had to put her down. RECENTLY TRAVELED ON A 6500 MILES DRIVE TO MANY NATIONAL PARKS WITH DAD AND SISTER VISITING ALSO TWO BROTHERS WHO ARE OUT OF STATE OF OREGON. enjoying the retired life.
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