Robert Berg:  

Updated in December 2020 After graduation I went to the U of Utah for one year and then went on a mission (Spanish American Mission) for two and a half years. One of my close high school friends, Oliveira Pereira (from Brazil) served in the same mission and was a year ahead of me. I last saw him as I was serving in McAllen, Texas in May of 1964 where he was married and serving as the Branch President. After my mission, I went back to the U and graduated with a BA in Spanish and a minor in Biology. I married LeVon O'Keefe from Seattle, Washington on August 19, 1966. I met her when I hit her with a golf ball at Paul's Par Three in Hunter. She was visiting her grandmother who lived next to the golf course. After graduation from the U in 1967, I taught school in Seldovia, Alaska for one year and then went back to Utah so I could continue my education. During the time I worked on my Masters Degree by taking evening classes at the U of U, I taught at Kearns Jr. High for one year and then was hired by Glen Smith (my old High School History teacher) who was the principal of Kearns Jr. High. He was named to be the new principal to open John F. Kennedy Jr. High. He hired me to be a Spanish Teacher. I remained at JFK for about 8 years and then moved to McMinnville, Oregon where I worked in Migrant Education. After four years I finally made it to Washington and taught school for 22 years until I retired in 2005. I taught for a total of 35 years. I taught Spanish at Snohomish High Schoo...Expand for more