Saydel High School Alumni
Des Moines, Iowa (IA)
Wilbur Quinnett
Saydel High School
Class of 1976
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WILBUR'S PROFILE
| First Name | Wilbur |
| Last Name | Quinnett |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1976 |
| Gender | Male |
| City | N/A |
| State/Province | IA |
| Country | United States |
| Occupation | Supervisor |
| Married | Yes |
| Favorite School Memory | Sports, |
| About Me | Busy, Busy Since High School. Well, it's been a good ride. Two years at Iowa Central, graduated with Associates degree. Another couple of years at UNI working on a Bachelors. I was going to teach drivers ed and coach wrestling till I figured out I really didn't like teenagers. So on to bigger and better things. While going to UNI I started working at a marine dealership in Cedar Falls, IA. I started as a Mechanic and was Service Manager when I quit 10 years later. By that time I had married Becky (formerly Bowers, you don't know her). For those of you who missed the wedding, the date was 8/15/1980. We have two sons Christopher (now 21) and Joshua (now 18). Where was I . . . O yeah. I quit the dealership and went to work for OMC. OMC is a big company based in Waukegan, Ill. They make Evinrude and Johnson outboards among other things. Worked a couple of years as a Customer Service Rep (basically answering technical questions over the phone), then transferred to technical literature. In that job I created training programs and wrote service manuals. I worked for OMC for about 12 years. An offer from a competing company came, so I jumped ship to Mercury Marine. They make Mercury Outboard motors, MerCruiser Sterndrive. I'm the Manager of Technical Literature Development which means I manage the creation of owner/operator manuals, Service Manuals and Instruction Sheets. Good company, good job, nice area (Fond Du Lac, Wi). It's a good life. I enjoy boating and tinkering around the house. Well that’s about it. Drop me a note, I'd love to hear from you. News flash! Maybe it didn't make the Iowa papers, but I got a better job offer from John Deere, so I went to work for them. Still in tech publications so a lot of the same skills apply. Seems to be a great place to work and I don't need to relocate. More money, bigger company, more potential for advancement. Yipee! whats not to like! Another update! The Gents at Deere decided to move my job to NC. They offered to move me as well, but I declined. Instead, I took a job with Deere in the Quad Cities. I lead of team tha...(read more) |
Class of 1976 Alumni and Other Nearby Classes
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Katie Shaner
Class of 1997
Christina Robey
Class of 1990
Jodie Quinnett
Class of 1990
Cortney Mcgee
Class of 1996
Michael Santi
Class of 1994
Andrew / Andy Cummings
Class of 1981
Garry Cunningham
Class of 1980
A.j. Warner
Class of 1999
Taresa Williams
Class of 1997
Gary Stackhouse
Class of 1961
Darci Wolfe
Class of 2007
Tom Epp
Class of 1985
Mindy Newton
Class of 1998
Carolyn Brinkman
Class of 1977
Katie Zimmerle
Class of 1979
Lynnette Lane
Class of 1975
Sally Jobe
Class of 1989
Elizabeth Williams
Class of 2003
Recent Class of 1976 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1976 Reunion for Free
David Gurwell class of 70
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Dec 09, 2023
Description: All friends invited to party at VFW hall by woodside golf course brother David Gurwell passed Nov. 4th
Celebration of Life for Jimmy Tharp
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Mar 25, 2023
Description: jmetharp@gmail.com Jimmy's son will supply food for this get together, to be held at VFW across from Woodside Golf Cour...(read more)
Saydel Decade Of The 70's Reunion
Invited Classes: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
Date: Jul 13, 2019
Description: $20 at the door if not registered for party only, $35 reservation ahead of time for dinner, cash bar
Class of 1976 Reunion
Invited Classes: 1976
Date: Jun 04, 2016
Description: Social hour starts at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 pm