Ronald Barnes:  

After finishing at DCCC in 1971, I went to work for Gulf Oil Corp., as an operator on a Reformer Unit - I continued my education at Widener College, attaining a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics in 1976 while holding down a 40 hr work week in the Oil Refinery, I met my ex-wife, a Collingdale girl, the formeer Marsha Stalberg in a bowling league in 1976 after graduating for College. We became engaged in 1978 and were married in December 1978. We moved to Ridley Twp and we had three sons (Jonathan, Christopher, and Jeremy). Gulf Corp. was bought out by Chevron Corp. in 1984 and having risen through the ranks, I became a Supervisor in 1989 - eventually moving in the process to Upper Chi-Chester area - Chevron Corp. made it clear to all it's employees that it was a west coast corporation and did not really want assets on the east coast, so in 1994 they sold the plant to Sunoco Inc. where I remained a Supervisor in Sunoco's Philadelphia Refinery until I acccepted a retirement package in April of 2010. My favorite past-time is golfing year around as weather permits, and bowling. I take care of my brother John, who became disabled in 1979 and eventually became the ward of my parents. When our father died in 1999, John became my ward I like outdoor fun and games and still have no problem with packing up the sleeping bags and gear and heading off for a fe...Expand for more