Roger Underhill:  

CLASS OF 1960
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Painted post, NY
Waverly High SchoolClass of 1960
Waverly, NY
Waverly, NY
Waverly, NY
Waverly, NY

Roger's Story

Life From Waverly HighSchool to PaintedPost HS in '59, grad in'60 & on to Alfred University school of Design. Brief visit to Corning Comm Coll in '62, then back to AU & degree in Economics & BusAdmin in '64. To US Navy officer scol in Newport, RI (Sept-Jan'65) & commision as Ensign(same as 2nd Lt in Army.etc.). Then to Carribean as oceanographic & communications officer til late ''66 transf to Cape Hatteras, NC, where switched from diving fun to fun surfing. Temp assign aboard frigate, USS Garcia via Newport(& Folk Fest) with WarGame AntiSub Staff sailing near Burmuda & detecting Soviet sub. Promoted to Ltjg (same as Army/Marine 1st Lt rank). Left active duty for diving/surfing in Fla, & travel in Europe in'68. Back to Corning/ Painted Post area for New Year's '69, then cross country (via southern winter route in winter) to live in san francisco. After insurance job, explored mixed media, graphics & photography, then film production. Returned to active Naval Reserve(active reservist, not active duty, except once a year), and promoted to full LT(ie-AirForc/Marine Capt equiv). Assigned to merchant shipping convoy control officer unit & later, due t...Expand for more
o civilian work became PR & photo officer & a film production officer. One assign provided my 1st Hawaii visit, another put me aboard USS Shreveport's maiden voyage down West Coast to Acapulco, Equator, Panama Canal(barely fit), to New Orleans, just in time for Mardi Gras! Also worked in recreational sports - skiing, sailing & volleyball, before developing SF volleyball assn. Well, they don't pay us teaching pros to play so we find other ways to get paid to play! So, I keep up with finding ways to make $ having fun & delving into the investment field. Have kept up travels to tropics in West Indies. HI, Thailand (scuba diving), Costa Rica surfing 2017...& backyard gardening.. Volleyball work & playing paused by pandemic 3/13/20 but reffing hi scol girls-Fall 2021 and continue writing workshops began in 2017 or 18. after retuning to photo & art classes. Eight yrs. of martial arts TaiChi continues in 10/2021 after Covid pause. Sold my yellow '77 Porsche 924 in 2003 replaced w/ 2002 Maroon Mercedes Sport Coupe(-sold 2020) & '00 Eclipse GT dark Red Mitsubishi which still enjoy. Wife Na (Anna) Tonkanya commutes to VA job w/ a 2016 NissanVersa Note..
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