John Goggin:  

To say I disliked school would be an understatement - and it showed in my grades. My folks wanted me to go on to college but I wouldn't have any part in that. After June 10, 1967 I worked in several different jobs and finally enlisted in the Navy in March of 1968. I had no idea what I was really getting myself into but I wanted to get away. As it ended up - I spent nearly 21 years in the Navy and never did get to serve on a ship at sea. I married a classmate, Bonnie Reilly, June 12, 1969 in Scotland and we were fortunate enough to have traveled together to all of my duty stations. I was stationed in Edzell Scotland, Finegayen and Agana Guam, Northwest VA, Sidi Yahia, Morocco, Sabana Seca Puerto Rico, San Angelo TX, Galeta Island Panama (former Canal Zone), London England and Washington DC. After "retiring" from the Navy, we headed south to Florida - no snow for us! We went to the Tampa/St. Pete area and stayed there from 88 to 97 when we returned to MA. My folks were snowbirds, which is why we went south in the first place and finally came home to family. While in FL, I went to work for the U.S. Postal Service and ended up with them for 21 years retiring on Dec 31, 2010. High Scool memorie: Having my dad write notes to Mr. Honen on my Latin test failures such as "Jim - I like that shade of red". Dad and Mr. Honen were cribbage pa...Expand for more