Ronald Golden:
CLASS OF 1966
Jamestown High SchoolClass of 1966
Jamestown, NY
Ronald's Story
Life
I was in the Naval Reserve for 24 years and served during VietNam on boad the USS Kitty Hawk as a signalman from Feb '69 thru Nov '70. I enjoyed my time on the Kitty Hawk and made friends with the guys in the signal gang, at least I think I did! There are so many memories of the ship especially when first coming aboard and was ordered to make coffe and went all the way from the 010 level to the flight deck (04 level) and make a whole pot of coffee with salt water! Wow, the chiefs didn't like my coffee. Anyway I made SM3 while on board this fine ship. I retired from the Naval Reserve in 1991 and am now reaping the benefits of 24 years in the Naval Reserve with retirement pay and good Tricare and Delta Dental insurance.
I had worked at Hope's Windows for 42 years. I was a senior project manager and enjoyed working computer and drawing using AutoCad. I enjoy fishing and boating on Chautauqua Lake as well as traveling on vacations and meeting new people.
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now unemployed due to corporate down-sizing since January and am in physical therapy for rotator cuff tendonitis. Well, the physical therapy didn't work, so guess what I have a tear in the rotator cuff says the doctor after having done an MRI a week ago (Nov 5, 2009) and should have surgery in a month approx. Dec 14 or so. Also, am battling prostate cancer and am over halfway through the radiation treatments.
Probably not many remember me much because I was so shy in high school and only had a few real good friends, but I tried to like everybody. I was not Mr. Popularity.
Since the Navy, I have lost my shyness and anyone who knows me now would tell ya!
I will go to the next reunion no matter what and face those that ignored or made fun of me 'cause I am not the same guy!
I try to like everybody and help others even when they don't ask or are too proud to ask.
I guess I am writing my biography or something so I better end this now before I keep going on and on!
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