Bill Bramscher:
CLASS OF 1968
Johnson High SchoolClass of 1968
St. paul, MN
La Salle UniversityClass of 1997
Mandeville, LA
La Salle UniversityClass of 1993
Mandeville, LA
Globe CollegeClass of 1972
St. paul, MN
Cleveland Junior High SchoolClass of 1966
St. paul, MN
Bill's Story
See profile pic(1961-Softball Banquet at Bethany Lutheran, Jenks & Forest.
Jerry Kindall, 2B from the Cleveland Indians was the speaker!
Life
I was born; went to school and then in the US Army.
Then after getting out of the service, I believe I had about 18-jobs(all good ones), but finally settled in at the NP Ry., in St. Paul as a Weighbill Accounting Clerk.
I got married and divorced twice(1970-1975).
Since my father retired from the GN Ry.; all my brothers worked at the railroad, I tried it out. 2-blocks from the Region-2 office was Globe Business College, where I attended while working(ft) from 1970-72, and graduated with an AAS-Acctg. I had left the NP in 1971 and had a number of meanial jobs then in 1972 I hired on with the CNW Ry., but was furloughed, then the Milwaukee Road and was furloughed, but then Burlington Northern and stayed with them as a switchman/foreman/brakeman/conductor until I was offered a job in Alliance, NE(mean while being bounced about from Wisconsin to Wyoming/Utah). I quit and worked meanial jobs again. It seemed that I missed the cutoff on RR jobs by less then 2-yrs from holding a permanent job. In 1978, I met my wife(Mary of 28-yrs), we were married in Apr-1979.
In 1978 I landed a great job with a little rr called the Mpls, Northfield & Southern Ry. I worked there for 3-yrs then they were bought out by the SOO Line, 1980, and again I was out of the rrb.
I fell back on my accounting and worked a ft-day position
for Capitol Supply(lrg plumbing supplier)in St Paul at
Pharo's Data Center as a staff accountant. I also worked a 2d job as a billing clerk-pms/pt. In 1981, I went back to work for the Chicago & North Western Ry., until my rr career came to a close in 1987.
In 1983, we moved from W St Paul, MN to Randall, MN. I commuted to the Twin Cities from 83-87. During the last year 1986-87 I worked very little and decided to go back to college and get my 4-yr degree in Brainerd at BCC. I
had no idea what I was going to do but I'm sure it would be enoungh to make a living. I was disapp...Expand for more
ointed with the amount of credits that tranferred: Out of 142-cr from accredited out-state colleges/univs, BCC only accepted
40 and PE. What do you think happened next. . .
I went to work for a retired Navy plumber, 'Bud's Pump
Service,' in Brainerd. I accepted the position of Business Mgr and stay there from 1987-89, the last 3-mo in 89 pt.
I had been given a pt position as Jailor at the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Dept., also in Brainerd. It started off pt(40+ hrs/wk). I was hired ft in Dec-1987.
1987 was a particularly bad year: end of my rr career, the death of my sister Carol(48-yrs old) in Feb., and then the death of my mother(76)in July. I was close to
them, but G-d called them home. My father preceeded them in 1966. I still had my 3-brothers.
In 1988 I worked on my MN Post License(Police), and was sponsored by the Pequot Lakes PD. I became licensed the same year. I went back to school again, and also worked apart time patrolman job in Perham, MN on the weekends.
I decided try to get a degree in Criminal Justice and get out of line work into administration. I received my BA-Public Admn in 1993, and an MS-Criminal Justice in 1994. Due to my involvement in Dept of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, I was asked to stay as an Adjunct
Professor(nc), which I did for four years.
1993 was a disasterous yr. While copping pt, I receive a blow(felt like someone poked me in the eye)that crushed the ethmoid membranes which necessitated 3-painful surgeries and eventually the loss of all my teeth. But the worst was yet to come. . .
In Jan-93 my father-in-law passed away. Len & Marion were my wifes parents and truly treated me as there own son. He was my mentor in many ways. My 2d surgery was in
Mar-93. In Feb, I was offered the Jail Administrator position in Watonwan Cty(St James, MN), a really good job but had to turn it down due to medical problems. After the 2d surgery was finished, so was career. . .all of it.
Then I rec'd my SS/Army pension and volunteer with the juveniles at MNCF-SC for 5-yrs. Thank G-d
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