Rick Bates:
CLASS OF 1973
Centennial High SchoolClass of 1973
Coquitlam, BC
Markham District High SchoolClass of 1974
Markham, ON
Banting High SchoolClass of 1971
Coquitlam, BC
Winslow Junior High SchoolClass of 1969
Coquitlam, BC
Glenmore Elementary SchoolClass of 1968
West vancouver, BC
Rick's Story
Elementary school was Glenmore public school in West Van, BC, then moved to Coquitlam, BC where I was at Winslow J.H.S. for Gr 8 (on the "afternoon shift", anyone remember that?) Gr. 9 & 10 years were at Banting J.H.S. Then it was onto Centennial S.S. but I moved to Ontario, just before graduating in 1973. I finished high school at Markham District in spring of 1974.
I was always in the school band, (French horn) and involved in the local recreation centre. Most know me from the very large "afro" that I sported in my teens.
After grad I worked a few odd jobs while I pondered going to University. But I ended up becoming a police officer and have been doing that since 1976, I worked for a large Dept just outside of Toronto, and was promoted to Serg...Expand for more
eant in 1991. I retired as a Sergeant/Detective in 2007 after 31 yrs and now enjoy a lot of volunteering, travelling and scuba diving all over the world with my wife. She got some consulting work in Australia, so I spent the first 5 months of retirement scuba diving there, and travelling around in a camper while she worked! We went diving in Fiji and BC on the way home.
I have a daughter Laura, born in 1980, who is a reg'd nurse & a grandson Jacob born in 2007. My son Gregory was born in 1983. Sadly we lost him a few years ago to a drug overdose.
I can be reached at: bumper308 at hot mail dot com
I look forward to hearing from anyone!
I am also a bit of an Ontario & BC Wine geek, attend wine events, organize tasting events and winery visits for people.
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