Rick(y) Smith:  

Life After graduation I went to work for GTE as a telephone installer/repairman. During my almost 31 year career, I did about everything you can do at the phone company! I retired as a Class A Equipment Technician working in Central Offices all over the west coast. In my second year while installing the telephone for her parents, I met my future wife. They had just moved down from Buffalo, N.Y. Deb was ready to move back. Even though I was engaged to a gal in Minnesota, Deb & I were married 8 months later. And that was March 2nd 1974. Almost a lifetime ago! Deb was never able to have children, although we have half raised several that think of us as their second parents. Our children have always been four legged felines. We currently have two Sable Burmese. For someone that used to hate cats, I have certainly changed! My "keep me out of trouble" semi retirement jobs have all been primarily in home sales selling mostly Palm Harbor Homes., As you can see in my Work Bio. I guess I should have always been in sales... I had a computer business from 1984 until 2000 while also at GTE/Verizon. We retired in a housing community in Polk City, Fl. It is a community where my neighbors and myself all have an RV in our "Motorports" at...Expand for more