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  • October 2026: Volume 27 - Issue 1

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Where do you live currently? Rochester , New York

Known In Hicksville High as: John

Spouse/Partner: Martha

Were you classmates at HHS? NO!!!

Where did you meet? How long ago? We met in Rochester back in 1967

Married How Long? Date Married: 41 Years, December 19, 1970

Children/Grandchildren: Martha and I have 3 children, John, Bridget, Katie and 2 grandkids, Marshall and Holly

Occupation/Trade/Profession: Retired Optical Engineer

Education Beyond High School: I received a BS in Physics in 1965 and got my MBA in 1972

Military Service: None

Hobbies/Pastimes: I enjoy softball and do some consulting.

Now, the hard one. Tell us what we need to know. Give us 50 years in the space below:

I had a fun career at Kodak retiring after 38 years but double dipped for 5 additional years. Helped to repair the Hubble, built the Chandra X-ray telescope, built the Geo-Eye Satellite (that is used to view your house on Google Earth. I have a wonderful wife in Martha. Our 3 children are great and all are engineers. Bridget played soccer at Bucknell. Katie played D1 basketball at Kansas . I learned to drive in lotsa snow. Still enjoying life.

Finally, if you had to do it all over again, I would...not change a thing!!!

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