William (Bill) Mavity:  

Life Well where to start? It is hard to believe that 40 years have passed since we graduated from High School. Although some days it seems like yesterday that I was doing Wheelies on my Motorcycle up and down the road in front of the school with Marilyn Standish, now Mavity, on the back of my 350cc Yamaha. With Marilyn on the back we could do a wheelie all the way around the city beach or for over a mile on a straight road. Those were the days!! Right out of High School I went into the Air Force and spent 22 wonderful years serving my country before I retired on the 1st of November 1989. I was stationed three places remote away from Marilyn, Naha Okinawa, Azores Portugal and Clear Air Force Station Alaska. Marilyn planned on marrying an Air Force Sergeant and seeing the world. She has been to Fairchild AFB, Spokane Washington, Malmstrom AFB, Great Falls Montana and Offutt AFB Omaha Nebraska. Not what she expected!! It is amazing we have been married for 37 going on 38 years!! My most exciting times in the Air Force were working special access programs and my claim to fame was the fielding of the B2 Stealth Bomber. I headed the team that helped design the on-board computer security system and the physical security required to house the B2 bomber at Whiteman AFB in Knobnoster Missouri. After leaving the Air Force I went to work for a Government Contractor (Now BAE Systems), where we are currently responsible for the hardware and software integration of all STRATCOM’s war fighting computer systems. I have worked for the same company coming upon 18 years. I am a Program Manager and Systems Engineering Manager responsible for 95 systems engineers and 3 multi-million dollar programs. I ...Expand for more