William Miskelly:
CLASS OF 1971
Ajax High SchoolClass of 1971
Ajax, ON
St. Andrew Senior SchoolClass of 1967
Ajax, ON
Parkside Public SchoolClass of 1964
Ajax, ON
Lord Durham Public SchoolClass of 1964
Ajax, ON
William's Story
Well, after graduating, I entered the workforce. I bounced from factory to factory for a while, dated a girl from Toronto, proposed to her. She had a breakdown and decided to leave for B.C.
I then completed a music theory and jazz improvisation course from Berklee College of music, which allowed me to teach the above to others as I was certified.
While goofing around one day at Greenwood park with some friends I met a girl who would become my wife, Elaine Docherty.
I went to Durham College and received a certificate in health studies and became a male attendant at Centennary Hospital.
After about five long tears of working I got the bright idea to go back to school.
I received a Diploma, with high honours, from Seneca College and became a Fire Protection Technologist.
I went to work at a Viking Fire Protection designing sprinkler systems. The ones I remember best are the Royal York Hotel and The Grand Ballroom at The Harbour Castle Hilton. After about three years they decided to downsize, so guess who was unemployed again. I went to work at Chrysler in Ajax, lasted three years and got layed off. By thi...Expand for more
s time Elaine and I had a house and a baby boy to look after.
I was hired by the Durham Board of education in the maintenance department where I worked to receive my second diploma from Seneca College in Building Environmental Systems. I worked for twenty years and finally retired.
I still play guitar alot, met and played with some great people, like Jack DeKeyser, Colin James, the late Jeff Healey, Downchild, The Hip, to name a few.
I play solo sometimes, work a band 'E Train', do soundtracks for commercials, anything I can get involved with. Charity events.
I'm just havin' fun and waiting for Elaine to retire so we can buy a live on a boat for the rest of our years. We have been together for thirty-four years and married for twenty-nine of those.
The only thing I don't care for to much, is growing old, not that I wish to live a long time, I wake up with a new ache or pain and can't for the life of me think of anything I might have done the day before to deserve this.
Anyway, I wish you all peace and happiness the rest of your years.
Life is a journey, not a destination.
Bill Miskelly July 10, 2010
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