Derek Ekas

Carson High School

Class of 1979

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First Name	Derek
Last Name	Ekas
Graduation Year	Class of 1979
Gender	Male
City	N/A
State/Province	CA
Country	United States
Occupation	Property Management Vice President
Married	No
Favorite School Memory	Moved away just before Senior Year (Parents Divorced, sold house in Northeast Carson graduated Wilson High Hacienda Heights, Ca. in 1979. Used to race at Turnbull Canyon, Cruising the hot rod on Whittier Boulevard (my primer 1967 Camaro Z28), Working at Movie Theater at La Puente Mall, Ditching School to Go Surf, Lifeguarding at Sunset Hills Swim & Racket Club and later at the Beach (Corona Del Mar in Newport Beach). At Carson my memories were of my friends from Waterpolo and Swim teams and others school friends, and my old neighborhood friends. Ditching school to go to the Beach, Girls that I liked but was just a little too shy to ask them out. Weekend Football games, racing Motorcross with partial sponsorship from a local dealership, cruising the Hot Rod (used to sneak Father'...(read more)
About Me	Alot! Entered the Military 1979 and served in the Navy as an Advanced Electronics Tech, followed by Government Contract work with RCA Government System Services, GE Government Services Division, and Dyncorp Engineering as an engineering tech doing modifications and installations of advanced electronic and computer weapons systems from 1985 to 1992 going to places such as Bahrain, Diego Garcia, China Lake, Guam, Rota, basically Naval installations etc., etc.. Was at Mount Pinatubo, Philipines when it erupted pulling equipment from Clark AFB, basically traveled around the world on military installations doing those jobs being based out of San Diego where I lived for 15 years (1979-1995) being in Point Loma for 10 years (1985-1995) and prior to that at a ranch on the Mexican border on Monument Road in the last years while in the Navy with Honorable Discharge in 1985. Switched careers after completing two College Degrees with Honors to the Real Estate industry back in 1995 and have been in Property Management for the last 15 years supervising large Apartment Buildings to include properties in different states. Collected Cars. Missed getting married for various valid reasons due to situations such as my accident and job travel requirements which caused complications, etc.. I drove thru the old neighborhood last year, went to Carson/Banning Football game also.. I am in the School Yearbooks with the best picture a standing picture on the JV Swim Team in 1978 just before the coach swam me in Varsity. I need to get into Digital photog...(read more)