After graduation I attended the University of Bridgeport for one year. I then transferred to Hofstra College (it was not yet a "University").  After a year I switched to part-time as my Dad was diagnosed with leukemia and I had to go to work to help my Mom with bills.  Ultimately I switched to CW Post.

It was now time to wait to be drafted or enlist as the Vietnam war was raging.  I enlisted in the Naval Air Reserve and was sent to Millington NAS (Memphis) for boot camp and "A" School, and served my stint at Floyd Bennet Field, Brooklyn.  I was one of the lucky ones that was never called for active duty. While still living in NY I worked for American Express, Dictaphone and NCR in sales.

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After marrying in 1970 we moved to Hialeah, which at that time was a growing community.  I reconnected with Dictaphone and had a territory in Ft. Lauderdale.  At that time the tallest building was only 4 stories tall.  A far cry from what it looks like now.  Shortly after I was promoted to management and relocated to New Orleans where we stayed for 2 1/2 years. Returning to Florida (we lived in Tampa) with Dictaphone where my son was born in 1975. We then spent a few years in Bradenton, where back then people would say "where is that?"

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By the time the calendar flipped to 1980 we had moved to Fern Park (north of Orlando) where I began a 40 year career in the fabric industry selling notions to small independent fabric stores for a Texas/Atlanta distributor.  

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In 1995 my wife and I divorced and after 2 years I went on my own as an Independent fabric rep selling to the same customer base. I also started to rep a button company 1995.  Two years later I married my button Sales Manager and we have been together for the past 22 years.

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We ultimately bought a home where we now live in Palm City (Stuart) Florida.  Although she is from Roanoke, Va. at the time we met she was living in Denver.  A marriage vow I made was that one day we would own a home in Colorado and in 2011 we purchased a small condo in Littleton.  Four years ago, she being an avid skier, we sold the condo and bought a 2nd home in Lakewood, CO. 

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So after 53 years of working I retired at the end of May 2019 and travel back and forth between homes as her schedule allows.  She is still working as an Senior Account Rep for a food broker and looking forward to her retirement in a couple of years.

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STEVE