Vaughn Brown:  

CLASS OF 1965
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Mahwah High SchoolClass of 1965
Mahwah, NJ
Allendale, NJ
Ramsey High SchoolClass of 1965
Ramsey, NJ
Upper saddle river, NJ
Fair lawn, NJ

Vaughn's Story

OK,DR. Susan Fowler per your requestHE!HE!Graduated from Mahwah High 1965-Went into the Air force and was medically discharged so didn't get my college money I had hoped for.Went on to work at the Marriott Hotel in Saddle Brook did bell hop work and went on to night auditing (made more as bell hop)Got to see alot of great people there.Heck I carried Y.A.Tittle's jim bag up to his room and still have that photo of both of us with our flat top hair cuts!!Got a dollar tip for that!!Made almost $300.00 per week at that job!!Should have stayed there HE!HE!Entertained the Nixons also!!WOW!!Then I went on to work at Roche Labs in Nutley Nj. as a lab tech.I became allergic to the animals I worked with and had to leave.Allergies were reason for Air Force Discharge.I then married Sandy Richardson(class of 1966)and move to Michigan with her and lived with her folks until we found jobs.I got into photography and became the manager of a local potrait studio and Sandy went to work at Dow Chemical as a clerk typist and she made it to the top after many years as the personnal secretary to Mr. Frank Poppof (chairman and Ceo of Dow)at that point we parted ways.We grew appart due to different life styles from her job, friends and my being a layed back type of person.God Bless her!!She got to retire at an early age and gave me two Great young Men in my life.Chris and Jay-now 35 and 37 years old.Sandy never asked for much and always stayed in the area so I could be with my boys until the were of age.I went on to be the director of photography for Great Lakes Photo in Midland Michigan.After that I got interested in the automotive field and work for a Ford Dealer in Midland Mi.Then I went on to work for Bridgestone/Firestone as a store manager and then went to work for Rowley's in Bay city Michigan as a retail Tire Store Manager.Rowley' is the largest Penzoil oil dealer in ...Expand for more
the USA.Go figure in little old Bay City Michigan.Go to (Rowleys.com) and see what they offer(NEAT)In tne mean time I met and married my wife Christine of 16 Years and we both love the country and moved out into the "STICKS"where we have a small home-well water-septic system-Great fireplace-Great 90x45 foot swimming pond,an out building with our large hot tub and all of our old sterio stuff(LP's-8 tracks etc)(Christine lives in that)Christine has her fish in our pond also(perch-blue gills and channel cats)lake across the street-15 acres-three car pole barn-90x45 foot garden.I(really me)Freeze about 250 quarts of green beans-100 quarts of corn-100 quarts of broccoli every year!!I have about 125 tomatoe plants and raise alot of grape tomatoes for the local neighbor kids so they don't just eat candy,they love them!! The rest of the tomatoes we give to our needy neighbors for their canning.I can buy tomatoes for cooking at the store,It is to messey for me to can them.Although Christine freezes the Rommas for sauces though.WOW we Are In Paradise now!!! I will never ever miss the hustle and bustle of the great state of N.J.(sorry)I have just retired at an early age of 61 and Christine still works at Chemical Bank as a Branch Manager.I am waiting for my pension and social security to kick in.HE!HE! I don't do much now but enjoy our property-ride my Quad-relax-ejoy my Buddy Duffy (Black Lab)hunt-fish-drink beer and have to have my hearng checked!!!Ok DR. Susan Fowler as you requested.This was my and is my life!!!P.S I would not ever give up this GREAT LIFE OUT IN THE STICKS.We have such Great Amish neighbors-Hard working and the best home made stuff you could ever buy!!Hope all of my FRIENDS from my past are ejoying a simple stressless life like Christine and I have found.GOD BLESS ALL OF MY DEAR FRIENDS FROM MY PAST--Love You All-Vaughn Brown (Class of 1965)
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My blanching tool-Then to the steralized kitchen sinks loaded with ice water. Blanch 3 minutes and cool-pack and freeze. You are done!! Enjoy all winter!!
Duffy eats more than he picks and I mean eats the damn things.
My  Bean packer last year-Hired her again for this year! HE! HE!
My little Garden- 100 feet x 50 feet and Mr. Rear Tine Roto and I have fun!!- Give a lot to neighbors-Grape Tomatoes instead of candy, by the gallons and the kids love them!! Cukes also. Oh well retired right!!
You can't believe how food tastes with fresh herbs!! God Bless My Wife!!
Christine's  herb garden. Use fresh and she dries the rest and saves in jars for winter. Wow saves $$$$
Burpless cukes and my wifes butter cup squash. Froze 40 quarts of squash last year. More this year,I hope?Grilled many slices with honey though.
Top Crop Green Beans-Eat and freeze the rest. 100 quarts last year. Will pull and start second batch??Michigan weather??
You can't kill this stuff-Zucchini-Bread and fry or grill. Freeze for breads-Makes great Zucchini Jam (strawberry or grape) Got to try it!!
Green Peppers-Grill all year-Freeze rest for sauces for winter.Oh and Christine's Swiss Chard.
Broccoli- 40 plants- Froze 50 quarts last year. Yum!!
Celebrity-Early Girl-Roma (freeze these) Grape(for the neighbor kids) Best Boy (slicing BLT's) 90 plants
Garden with pond in back ground
My favorite 80 year old 1965 biology teacher and still teaching!! God Bless Vince Herold!!!!!
One of Duddy's night time friends.
My third son,Duffy. Don't you ever die on me!!
Christines-no maintenance swimming pool and my fly fishing practice area.
My excercise bike!! HE!  HE!
Go Get em boys!! Thanks!!
Thank God for mosquito control and there corn cobs laced with bacteria that kills larva.
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