robert graziano:
CLASS OF 1960
Cardinal Farley Military AcademyClass of 1960
Rhinecliff, NY
Marist CollegeClass of 1964
Poughkeepsie, NY
Loyola High SchoolClass of 1960
New york, NY
Brooklyn Preparatory SchoolClass of 1959
Brooklyn, NY
robert's Story
AFTER LEAVING CFMA AND MARIST COLLEGE ,I WENT HOME AND STARTED WORK AS A PLUMBER'S HELPER WE WERE BUILDING APT HOUSES AT THE TIME. IN DEC I WAS A UNION APPRENTICE PLUMBER BUT THEN THE LETTER CAME . I WAS DRAFTED INTO THE US ARMY I IMMEDIATELY ENLISTED IN THE USMC ON A SPECIAL .THREE YEAR ENLISTMENT .THEY GAVE ME A SPECIAL TEST AND I KILLED IT !!! THERE WERE ONLY 11 PEOPLE WHO PASSED THIS TEST IN THE ENTIRE CORP. AFTER MARINE CORP BOOT CAMP ,AND THE CORP COULD NOT FIND ANYONE ELSE WHO COULD PASS THE TEST .THEY ,SENT ME HOME BACK TO MOTHER AND THE FAMILY PLUMBING BUSINESS. AS YOU PROBABLY CAN GUESS THE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS IS AN UP AND DOWN AFFAIR ,AND THE NATIONS ECONOMY CONTROLS THE EBB AND FLOW OF THE INDUSTRY WHEN THERE WAS NO MORE WORK I WENT TO WORK FOR THE NYC DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AS A LICENSED MASTER PLUMBER(I HAD ACCUMULATED 9 MASTER PLUMBER'S LIC BY THEN)THERE I RE...Expand for more
MAINED FOR 24 YEARS I WAS THE 'GO TO GUY' WHEN THEY RAN OUT OF ANSWERS OR WHEN THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY ANYWHERE IN THE CITY. LIFE WAS ALWAY INTERESTING IT WAS A 24 HR \7 DAY A WEEK 365 DAY A YEAR AND NIGHT TIME JOB . I'VE BEEN MARRIED TWICE (THE SECOND ONE TOOK)I I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN THREE SONS AND A BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER .MY WIFE IS A TRUE TREASURE I BELIEVE THAT I DESERVE THE FAMILY I HAVE . OVER THE YEARS I'VE HAD MANY INTERESTING THINGS HAPPEN AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT BUT THE ONE THING THAT SEEMS TO HOLD TRUE ALL THE TIME IS THIS SIMPLE STATEMENT "MONEY AND LOOKS WILL COME AND GO THE TWO THINGS THAT WILL NEVER DIE IS THE LOVE OF FAMILY AND LOVE OF "THE CORP "IT SEEMS TO HOLD TRUE .AT LEAST IT HAS FOR ME OLD FRIENDS COME IN A SLOPPY THIRD. GET IN TOUCH GRATZ YESTERDAY I RECEIVED MY COLLEGE DIPLOMA ,A BS IN HISTORY ,
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