David Abramo:  

This is my story and I'm sticking to it... I was born in Waltham - raised in a real tough project where I learned some valuable street smarts mixed with the discipline of paraochial grammar school. Moved to Marlboro in 1960 went to St. Mary's on French hill, where I was unceramoniously asked to leave. I then joined Marlboro public schools. Junior high on Marlboro main street discovering Bibbies pool room and the Colonial across main street. My first year of Marlboro high school is a blur now. I remember home room with Mr. Donahue who once caught me horsing around and clobbered me from behind. I ended up at the Marlboro Vocational School where I took up Auto Mechanics. I learned very little about being a mechanic - just enough to be dangerous. After my 11th year was asked not to return for my senior year. Barely managing to stay out of serious trouble I joined the Marines. Where I was promptly readied for Southeast Asian battle. I managed to dodge the killing fields and returned to Marlboro with a new outlook. Took advantage of the generous GI bill and struggled academiclly thru 6 years of college ending up with a government funded MBA. In 1977, married Sharon ...Expand for more