Fort Frye High School Alumni
Beverly, Ohio (OH)
William Peters
Fort Frye High School
Class of 1963
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WILLIAM'S PROFILE
| First Name | William |
| Last Name | Peters |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1963 |
| Gender | Male |
| City | N/A |
| State/Province | CO |
| Country | United States |
| Occupation | Retired/Disabled |
| Married | Yes |
| Favorite School Memory | Senior Trip to New York City |
| About Me | Once, in an assembly of some sort, (I can't pinpoint the event) there was a script regarding what would become of each of us in the future. My future had something to do with my aquiring sudden wealth. When asked what I would do with the money, I responded that I would buy an extreme number of fancy underwear and that I would probably spend the rest foolishly. It was funny but I never "got it" At any rate the fanciest underwear I have ever afforded is FRUIT OF THE LOOM. There were times when they became worn and tattered, and, of course years when I didn't bother to wear underwear at all. I am comfortable but not wealthy financially (I would have spent the rest foolishly), but I have aquired rich experience and a treasure of understanding that I would not trade with the wealthiest person in the world. My wealth was not gained quiickly but over a lifetime of fanciful adventure, some deliberate, much quixotic and a fair share induced by forces of tribulation.The summer after graduation in 1963, my family moved to Indiana and I went to Chicago to attend DeVry and Completed a Certified Electronics Technician course through the summer. In September, 63 I joined the US Army for 5 years, I was sent to Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA to learn Russian this was followed by two tours in Vietnam and a year as a patient in Army Hospitals. After the Army, I rode motorcycles, worked as a photographer and did drugs for a couple years. Then I got married and pregnant. I held a series of jobs that included labor in a brass mill and selling pots and pans This was enough to send me running back to school. I went to an electronics tech school in Denver on the GI Bill. Then the VA upgraded my disability and tested me and sent me to Florida Institute of Technology. I earned my AS in Oceanographic Technology and more but a third child shortened my efforts and I left before receiving a BS. I worked for a division of Time-Warner as Service Manager to the Western US in their pay television operation. After that I worked for Micanopy Group as a Regional Manager in their CATV operation in Florida. Following a divorce, I resigned and played music for a while. I attended Denver Community College, studying Drawing, Design, Voice, Piano and Airbrush. I worked during that time as a representative of the Hughes Dulcimer Company. I tought folk music workshops and folk instrument building classes, becoming a Jaw harp and balalaika expert. I also spent months on the road at bluegrass and folk festivals. During and after that job, I took up song writing and performing, moving around and living, sometimes not very well, off the land. In order to support my music habit I held various jobs; Cowhand, Test driver, Lineman and equipment operator for utility construction, Airport hanger construction, roustabout, Foreman in a rock mine, Oilfield truck driver. In 1983, I returned to Ohio for a while, where I worked for three months in the same steel mill where my father had been a foreman. After that I drove over-the-road, hauling swinging meat and refrigerated goods. This lasted until 1988, when my ex wife became seriously ill and I assumed the responsibility of my five children. Raising kids and OTR driving was not compatible. I returned to school at Emily Griffith in Denver and upgraded and refreshed my electronics background and learned computer programming and maintenance. I went to work then as a System Administrator for Flex Bon Paint Company, a manufacturer, in Fort Myers, Florida. During the next four years, I was promoted to Director of Information Systems. In 1994 I joined an old college friend as a partner at Hydrospace Technical Services and dived (literally) into a number of consulting projects. We moved onto our sailboat, as most of our contract work was in the Florida Keys and the Bahamas area Then I became ill. After many tests and a short hospital stay, I was diagnosed with aggressive Multiple Myeloma caused by Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam. My bone marrow was 85% tumor. The Hematologist suggested a Bone Marrow Transplant. This turned into a Stem Cell Transplant and I spent my 50th birthday in the transplant unit of Audie Murphy Memorial VA Hospital in San Antonio. In 2001 I relapsed and viewed the 9-11-2001 attack from the transplant unit. My second transplant has been followed by a roller-coaster of health with chemo followed by periods of remission. During this time I have focused on volunteer work and have returned to music performance and recording. During 2004 we performed 156 shows In 2005 we recorded an album and I won ASCAP awards both years. We have a small ranch in Texas where we raised goats, chickens and Donkeys, but rented it out and moved to Denver in 2007 so that I could live closer to VA Doctors. When I was diagnosed with MM, my chances didn't look so good, so I made a "Bucket List", although I had never heard the term. Now I suspect that my bucket has a hole in it. I just have not been able to fill it up. I keep adding new things, marvelling at my survival of 16 1/2 years, so far. My latest addition to the bucket is the 50th class reunion. Things see...(read more) |
Class of 1963 Alumni and Other Nearby Classes
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Recent Class of 1963 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1963 Reunion for Free
60th Class Reunion of Class of 1963
Invited Classes: 1963
Date: Jun 09, 2023
Description: Planning dinner Friday night on June 9th and Saturday lunch on June 10 at Cornerstone Inn, 201 Fifth Street in Beverly. ...(read more)
Class of 1963 dinner on June 8, 2018
Invited Classes: 1963
Date: Jun 08, 2018
Description: We will just order off the menu and spend the evening visiting. I just need a number to turn in for the Chatterbox II t...(read more)
Class of 1963 50th Reunion
Invited Classes: 1963
Date: Jun 07, 2013
Description: Price to be determined later. This is save the date notice.