Michael Woods:
CLASS OF 1979

Lake Zurich Junior High SchoolClass of 1979
Lake zurich, IL
Valparaiso UniversityClass of 1990
Valparaiso, IN
Lake Zurich High SchoolClass of 1983
Lake zurich, IL
Paine Elementary SchoolClass of 1977
Lake zurich, IL
Michael's Story
Life
After high school I went to CLC for an associate degree in automotive repair. Never quite finished and ended up working at Wickstrom Ford for many years. I got married to a lovley lady from Mundelein in 1990. We moved to Tampa FL for a year and I still worked at a Ford dealership fixing cars. We returned in 1991 and bought a house in McHenry. I returned to Wickstrom for a couple of years but got tired for the whole mechanic thing. I went back to school at nights for a degree in electrical engineering technology. I graduated in 1994 and went to work for IBM fixing computers. My son Jeffrey was also born that year. That job sucked!!! I quit and went to work for small company in Spring Grove that makes automotive test equipment. I became head of their repair department and traveled to Korea to promote our equipment and teach there reps how to do repairs on the equipment. It was very expensive to have to have them send it back to us for repairs. I loved ...Expand for more
the job but after 2 years I was still not making enough money so I quit and went back to fixing Fords. This time at Victor Ford.
I am still there after 8 years and for some reason this time around I still enjoy it most days. We have moved to Johnsburg and are just kicking back next to the pool in the summers and having a few beers. In the winter my hobby of collecting and repairing coin op stuff (pinball machines, video games like Pac Man and any other type of equipment that takes a coin) keeps me busy. See an upcoming issue of Gameroom Magazine for a feature of my gameroom/bar. If anybody knows of anybody with an old game laying around let me know. My wife is a RN and right now is managing a Med/Surg unit at a hospital in Glendale Heights. That is really about it right now. I will keep you posted and when I do win the Lotto you will be the first to know.
Thanks for taking the time to read all about someone you haven't heard from in 20 years.
Mike Woods
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