Ronald Zimmerman:
CLASS OF 1962
San Leandro High SchoolClass of 1962
San leandro, CA
California State University - BusinessClass of 1971
Hayward, CA
Merritt CollegeClass of 1966
Oakland, CA
Ronald's Story
I currently live in Waxhaw, NC., twenty miles South of Charlotte, with my wife Cosima, I have three children, two graduates:: SCAD, Savannah, GA, George Washington, DC, and a junior at Embry-Riddle, Daytona Beach, FL.. After graduation from SLHS, I went to Merritt College in Oakland, receiving an AA Degree in Engineering Technology, ultimately designing service stations, when they actually provided service, for a major oil company. Like a lot of guys at the time, I enlisted in the military, US Navy, and after 30 years of both active (Japan) and reserve service retired as an officer in the field of cryptology. After active duty, I continued my education, graduating from CA State Univ. Hayward with a BS Degree in Business Administration. Always having a passion for railroads, I then went to work for the Southern Pacific Railroad, mostly at their headquarters in San Francisco, and ret...Expand for more
ired as the Manager of Forecasting and Economics. Extracurricular activities have included such diverse things as the president of a dance company, festival manager, cruise ship entertainer, inventor/patent holder, artist, poet, short whimsical story illustrator and writer, researcher of town and local railroad history, and consultant to the town of Waxhaw, which currently included publishing a monthly article on the history of the town in the local TRI-W News. Recently published a book, "Waxhaw Its Railroad Journey Through Time" and a series of drawings illustrating the railroad history of unique and beautiful Waxhaw.. Of late, I have been volunteering at the North Carolina State Transportation Museum, Spencer NC, (NC version of the RR museum in Sacramento), assisting in the running of excursion trains. Currently doing some consulting work for a railroad operating automation project.
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