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Name: |
Richard Lee Homan |
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Married: |
1958 (divorced), later remarried |
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Spouse: |
Sharon Kay Cox |
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Children: |
5 |
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Grandchildren: |
9 |
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Education: |
Indian Hills Community College |
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Occupation: |
U.S. Army, Electrician |
Dear Corlyn,
Was very glad to hear from Roger and you and especially happy to be invited to your 39th reunion. I really regretted not being able to graduate with you guys.
I don't know if my life since 1955 is anything worth writing about, but I'll try to give you a general synopsis of it since graduation from high school in Webster High School in 1955.
June 55-June 58
U.S. Army Communications Corp
Ten months Ft. Knox, Kentucky
Two years plus-Frandfurt and Hanau, West Germany (good beer)
June 58-October 59
Civilian, Webster, Iowa
Got married, but did not excel as a civilian
October 59-July 62
Re-enlisted in U.S. Army (one kid)
Ft. Gordon, Georgia-six months school
Ft. Wainwright, Alaska-18 months
Ft. Riley, Kansas-six months (two kids)
July 62-July 65
Scholfield Barracks, Hawaii (with family-four kids now)
July 65-July 67
Ft. Hood, Texas-four months
Vietnam-One year
July 67-Jul 70
Mannheim, West Germany (good beer still) (with family)
August 1970-August 1971
Vietnam (Bummer?)
August 1971-August 1973
Advisor to the National Guard (good duty)
August 1973-August 1974
Izmir, Turkey (with family)
August 1974-October 1976
Ft. Gordon, Georgia (five kids now)
Retired October 1, 1976 as MSG E-8
October 1976-February 1978
Moved to What Cheer, Iowa
Graduated from Indian Hills Community College
Self-employed as electrician
February 1978-October 1986
Maintenance person for Tri-County Community Schools
Divorced
Remarried to Sharon Kay Cox- School Teacher at Tri-County Community Schools, Thornburg, Iowa
October 1986-Present
ABCM Corporation, Hampton, Iowa
Electrician-Travel throughout Iowa doing electrical work for 32 elderly care centers owned by corporation
Well Corlyn, that's about it and yes I haven't forgotten the times we had together. Will be looking forward to seeing you all, even though you do outrank me. I still enjoy a good beer. I'll let you buy the first round.
Till then:
/s/ Dick Homan