Steven Bennett:  

Life (updated Aug 2025) After high school I went to UCLA for one year. It was a disaster, and it was the only year I went to college full-time. I went to college part-time for many years after that, and I now have 3 2-year degrees. After UCLA I got a job as a draftsman for an electronics company. My current position as a Project Manager/Senior Designer in the electronics industry is a direct progression from that first job. I have always liked my occupation, but in 1980 I decided I was too young to be content for a regular 9-5 life, so I joined the Air Force. That decision has allowed me to live in and visit many areas of the country and world I would not otherwise have been to. I have been to Europe 6 times, including almost 6 months in Germany during Desert Storm, 3 months in Turkey in 2006 and 6 months in Turkey again in 2011, and the Far East twice. I retired from the Air Force Reserve in Dec 2012. In the late 70's I took up motorcycle riding. I rode my Honda 750 up and down the California coast and through the Rocky Mountains. I also rode from Denver to Florida after I joined the Air Force. I had hoped to ride to the Atlantic Ocean, so I could say I rode coast-to-coast, but I got hit by a car first. The bike was totaled, but I was not left with any long-term injuries. I gave up motorcycles when our first child was born. I met my wife, Corinna, while we were both in our Air Force training in Denver. We were engaged less than a month after our first date. We celebrated our 43rd anniversary this year. She retired from the Air Force Reserve in 2003. We have 3 children: Christopher, Morgan, and Mary Kate. We have 4 grandchildren. We have lived in Florida, California, and for the last 36 years Ohio has been our home. My younger brother, Bob (Class of 76), was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was about 8 years old. We grew up with the understanding that he probably wouldn't live to see his 30th birthday. By early 1983 he was on full dialysis twic...Expand for more