In 1980 I earned my Bachelor of Engineering degree from The Cooper Union in NYC. Took a job with Motorola in Austin, Texas, designing microcontrollers. I published several technical papers and earned 11 U.S. patents. I received a Distiguished Inovator award. My favorite award however, is the Mepps Grand Slam fishing award (not nearly as profound as it sounds, but I still liked earning it).
In 1984, I married Heidi. Heidi is a music teacher, now retired. She has somehow put up with me ever since then. We have a daughter and 2 granddaughters. They live about 35 miles from us, so we see them often.
I am retired, spending a lot of time volunteering at church and with our Knights of Columbus council. I enjoy fishing, especially with my son-in-law and granddaughters. Several years ago, I started playing keyboards again. For a while I was playing in a blues / rock band with an exceptionally talented guitarist / vocalist. He made the rest of the band appear good by association.
I recently took up cross-stitch. (The cardinals over my shoulder in the picture is a project I did). My wife knits and crochets prayer shawls. In the evenings we often watch television and work on our projects – like old people. I’m sure I thought about getting older, but I don’t think I ever thought about “aging”.
Sending my best wishes to all our classmates. Prayers to so many that we have lost. Have a great reunion!