San Marcos High School Alumni
Santa Barbara, California (CA)
Tom Ruiz
San Marcos High School
Class of 1966
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TOM'S PROFILE
| First Name | Tom |
| Last Name | Ruiz |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1966 |
| Gender | Male |
| Current Location | Salem, Oregon |
| Relationship Status | Married |
| About Me | On a warm and sunny day, July 29, 1948 to be exact, yours truly was born in Santa Maria, California. Lived there until I was 4 or 5...my sister being born there when I was 3. We moved to the Cachuma Lake area, which is NW of Santa Barbara, CA. Attended College Elementary School in Santa Ynez which is near Solvang and Los Olivos, CA through 7th grade. We moved to Santa Barbara to live in Tucker's Grove County Park where I attented La Colina Junior High and San Marcos High School. Spent some time at Santa Barbara City College and when I left SBCC, it wasn't long before I was drafted into the U.S. Army. I was sent to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas for basic training and specialty training as a medical corpsman. While many of us were being sent to Viet Nam after training, I ended up being sent to Ludwigsburg, Germany for a couple of years to work as a medic in a 762nd Medical Detachment dispensary. Went back to SBCC for a while and also worked for 3 years in the ER of Goleta Valley Community Hospital. Eventually I realized I wasn't getting anywhere so, after some thought, I packed up and moved to Rocklin, CA where I went through the 2-year Forestry Technician program and Sierra College. Upon graduation from Sierra, I got a job with the U.S. Forest Service in Powers, Oregon taking care of the campgrounds in recreation season and a variety of other jobs like inspecting the work of tree planting contractors. A few years later I transferred to Detroit, Oregon to a job purely in recreation with the Detroit Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest. After about 12 years with the Forest Service, I decided I needed something different. Perhaps unwisely, I left there without having another job to move into and we relocated to Salem, OR. About 3 months after moving to Detroit, I married my wife Betty and 13 months later we had our daughter, Sarah. I worked a couple of tax seasons for H. and R. Block and finally landed a job with the U.S. Postal Service as a rural carrier. I logged in most of my time on Rural Route 1 in West Salem and then on Rural Route 9 in the North Salem/Brooks area for my final year or so. January 1, 2009 I retired with 20 years with the Post Office and 32 years with the federal government. Having moved to Salem, we lived in several apartment type places and finally built our home in North Salem. On January 22, 2010, our daughter Sarah delivered our first ...(read more) |
Class of 1966 Alumni
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Tim Jensen
Class of 1986
Debbie Cain
Class of 1982
Andy Mills
Class of 1967
Peter Lange
Class of 1973
Karina Madrigal
Class of 2008
Susanna Zuniga
Class of 1998
Jason Hanson
Class of 1988
Barbara Silva
Class of 1972
Chris Hayes
Class of 1990
Walt Rehm
Class of 1966
Richard Marcom
Class of 1963
Karin Marhefka
Class of 1983
Jay Dee
Class of 1978
Randy Ayhens
Class of 1975
David Colin
Class of 1993
David Elkins
Class of 1986
Chris Mangini
Class of 1967
Tamara Garten
Class of 1978
Edith Jaimes
Class of 1999
Lynn Meadows
Class of 1975
Julie Einolander
Class of 1975
Karen Mccracken
Class of 1966
Carlos Santano
Class of 2000
John (fred) Knezevich
Class of 1964
Upcoming Class of 1966 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1966 Reunion for Free
Class of 73 hosting a 50th reunion
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Jul 21, 2023
Description: $60.00 per person covers Friday July 21 Dinner at Mulligans at community Golf Course (drinks on you) and BBQ at Goleta B...(read more)
class of 73 reunion
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Jul 21, 2023
Description: UPDATE, We have 131 class mates and guess for the San Marcos class of 73 hosting a 50th reunion July 21-23 2023 Cost is ...(read more)
Recent Class of 1966 Reunions
Class Of 73 Hosting a reunion in July 2018
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Jul 13, 2018
Description: We Start with a get together at the old Elephant in Goleta on Friday the 13 of July this is on your own but please RSVP ...(read more)
San Marcos High School Class of 1966 50th Reunion
Invited Classes: 1966
Date: Sep 10, 2016
Description: Friday Sept 9th Reunion Kick-Off SMHS 5:30-6:00 School Tour 6:45-7:00 Honor Vietnam Veterans and Laying of the Wreath a...(read more)
Tuckers Grove Class Reunion
Invited Classes: 1966
Date: Sep 10, 2011
Description: I just found out today 7/25/2011 from Bill Rangel