More suggestions pouring in and our classmates want to know:
- Do you remember what you listed as your ambition in the yearbook?……then tell us what you ended up doing. Did you become that teacher, doctor, nurse, lawyer, designer, hairdresser, CEO, etc.???????
2. What was your first car?………..year, make and model.
- Are you retired now or still employed?
You know the Rules...............Must leave
Greetings,
ReplyDeleteMy ambition was to become a mechanic......................I wasn't even close. I started working for American Airlines in their flight kitchen area and later became general manager for the Marriott Inflight Division. I stayed in that field for more than 25 years. I worked for various inflight caterers and after working all over this country I finished up JFK in New York and I retired from that buisness in 2001. I am now retired and living in Salem Massachusetts with my beautiful bride of 42 years.
My first car was a beatup 1956 chevy, standard shift 6 cycinder that couldn't get out of its own way. But I loved it and had a bawl driving it into the ground, and oh yeah, that was as close to my ambition of mechanic I got. I did do my own repairs on my first car.
I listed Fashion Designing as my ambition in the year book. I did dabble with it at the beginning but I was drawn to the legal profession shortly thereafter. I was impressed with the legal system because it affects nearly every aspect of our society, from buying a home to crossing the street. I was a part of some very prominent law firms in Boston for some 30+ years. After moving to Florida in 1989, and later years after my husband passed away, I worked for Interior Designers part time and lastly worked for a Pediatric Cardio Specialist until retirement in 2007.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the Fashion Part......I certainly slapped down the plastic to purchase all my fancy designer suits to look the part of my profession! LOL
My very first car was a brand spanking new 1962 Pontiac Tempest....burgundy with white leather seats. Diance Screnci's Dad encouraged me to take on this responsibility at such a young age to make those three long years of monthly payments from a small salary from my first job at Travelers Insurance Company in Boston. I was proud of myself and loved my car.
Frank Vetree, so nice to see you participating in the Lantern and I enjoyed reading your comment that you left today.
Rose (Franciosa) Sisti
Hi classmates sorry I didn't comment on last blog I remember meeting everyone at the Revere Street section of the beach and just hanging out with everyone. It was great times and so many laughes we had. I don't really remember one special teacher One I remember with fondness was Mrs. D I had her for freshman English. But their were allot of good teachers at Revere High The kids were the BEST I don't remember what I wrote in the yearbook but I am guessing it was a nurse. I didn't become one but began and Lab. Tech. I trained at Lynn Hospital and work there when I got out. After my daughter was born I work part time at Revere Memorial Hospital. I then change careers and took up electrology and then add massage, stress management and hypnosis and had my own clinic until I retired in 2001 Jeanine White
ReplyDeleteI cannot recall what I wrote in the year book, or what someone wrote in my behalf. But officially Monday I retired. After 48 years of lugging ten gallons of coffee and working in winter's sub-zero weather in the parking lot at Suffolk Downs collectiong quarters for parking; cooking hamburgers, hot dogs, and grilled cheese sandwiches at Wonderland dog track and gambling away my earings; sweating in the heat of the summer in a shoe factory in Chelsea; being a spy in Berlin and Turkey and then chasing spies with INS and then Radio Free Europe; and finally securing the bank against theft and baddies, I have called it quits.
ReplyDeleteMy first car was a 1962 Renault Dauphine, with an engine in the back with 32 horsepower. On steep hills, if I had more than one passenger I had to drive it backwards or I could not make it to the top. But it was the best in snow, better than a VW Beetle. The higher the snow the better. As soon as it was deep enough that no one else was out driving, out I went. As soon as the snow plows came, I went back home.
Time to move on to Phase III of my life, which might even prove more
interesting than the previous phases. Wish me luck. Ciao for now. Rich
Hi Rich,
ReplyDeleteI just happened to have my yearbook handy and able to send you exactly what is written under your picture:
"Richard Cummings"
March 11 College
"Richie"....quiet....never seen with the opposite sex...good friend to have....enjoys playing baseball.
Baseball 2,3,4 Track 1,2,3,4
Congrats on your Retirement!
We will all be anxious to hear about your future plans.
Hugs, Rose
Hmm...so my only ambition was "college." Well, I guess I did that, later rather than sooner. Had a few years of Air Force in between my college years.
ReplyDeleteMy girlfriend at the time of yearbook publication was really upset with that comment about not being seen with the opposite sex. Took it as a personal insult. She was not in our class.
My favorite teacher was the English teacher in our senior year, who suffered from diabetes and had to continually eat ice cream to keep his sugar count level. I believe his wife was also a teacher in the high school. But sorry to say i cannot recall his name now. He wore glasses and was kinda small.
Cheers.
Here is the first result of my new life. The book will be available in your local library next year.
ReplyDeleteCold War Radio: The Dangerous History of American Broadcasting in Europe, 1950–1989
Richard H. Cummings
ISBN 978-0-7864-4138-9
photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
softcover 2009
$45
Not Yet Published, Available Spring/Summer 2009
Description
This book, written by a former Director of Security at Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, describes the dangerous Cold War world of the Munich stations, focusing on the security and intelligence problems which plagued the stations between 1950 and 1989. After an initial chapter providing a succinct history of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, later chapters focus on particular moments in the stations’ history, including the murder of Radio Free Europe scriptwriter Georgi Markov, the February 1981 bombing of the stations by “Carlos The Jackal,” and the subversive activities of Oleg Tumanov and other KGB agents who infiltrated the stations. Several appendices provide copies of security reports and other documents which have never appeared in print, along with an overall summary of the hostile intelligence activities directed against the stations and their émigré personnel during 45 years of operation in Munich.
Dear Rich,
ReplyDeleteI believe you are referring to Mr. McCarron, who, coincidentally, was also my favorite teacher of all time. He was wonderful, in so many ways. We (the accelerated class) had him as a teacher for three years and he was absolutely marvelous. . . extremely well-prepared, incredibly well-versed in so many subjects (which he duly imparted to us--psychology, sociology, logic, along with English "basics": drama, literature (classic and contemporary), grammar, vocabulary (ad infinitum!) composition, etc., etc. He was superb! He inspired us to work as hard as we knew he had.
I remember going back to the high school, many years after college, to thank him for his efforts on our (his students') behalf and to tell him how much we had enjoyed his classes, his attempts to broaden our meager knowledge base, his wit and his fabulous asides. He seemed so grateful that we had "bothered to come by" to see him.
But not as grateful as I am, to this day, for the great foundation which he gave me, and not just in English and the other areas he touched on. . . I daresay he contributed to my love of learning in general, which I still have. In fact, oh, never mind, I'll stop now. But I could go on all day about how significant he was. (He died not long after I had visited him. . .yes, from diabetes. . .and I am fortunate that I was able to go to his wake and funeral to tell his family how much he had meant to me.)
Ah, yes...I had the name in my mind's eye but not the spelling, so I was reluctant to write it.
ReplyDeleteI do remember having discussions with him, after class, about Existentialist drama and literature. When I got to college, the freshman english teacher was aghast that I wanted to write a term paper on the differences between Camus and Sartre. She had not heard of either of them. That goes to show you how lucky we were to have him as a teacher and mentor.
I see that my last message was posted twice. Sorry about that. I cannot explain why that happened.
Cheers to all.
Rich,
ReplyDeleteNo problem, I was able to delete the duplicated comment.
Hugs, Rose
P.S. I'm so excited for you and can't wait for the book to come out. Kudos!