RICHARD ORONA After graduation, I joined the Navy to see the world. I did a four year hitch and did get to see a lot of the world. It was a great adventure and wouldn't trade that experience for anything. After that, I ended up in San Diego where I have a lot of family and went to work in the construction industry as a sheet Metal Worker, local 206. I did this for 37 years. I started as an apprentice and retired as an Estimator/Project Manager. I had the good fortune of working in such places as San Diego, Phoenix, Algeria, Venezuela, and San Jose, CA. I retired in the year 2000. We bought an RV and set out to do some traveling. A few years ago, we stopped in Deming to kill some time on our way to Tucson. We're still here. We bought a house and have been here about 5 years or so. My mom and two sisters are still in Tucson as well as most of my family. Mom is 91. I was widowed in 1980 and in 1999 we buried Elizabeth, my grand daughter. I have 3 gorgeous daughters and a total of 10 grand kids, including Elizabeth. In 1997 I married a wonderful woman, Lyn. She too has 3 beautiful daughters and one grand son. We love to tell people we have 6 daughters just to watch their eyes roll into the back of their head. We leave out the part about her's and mine. As for an education and career, that's pretty mundane. Lyn taught me to enjoy the arts. She is a multi facted artist and I am a Silversmith. We've traveled to fine art shows with our art and enjoyed success. A few years ago we did open an art gallery in downtown Deming, but were unable to keep it afloat. It is no longer in existence. It was great fun, we learned a lot, and have no regrets. I am very opionated but, I think I'll keep it to myself for now. Hobbies? Well our art is our hobby, I guess. We do love the outdoors. We love going out into the desert to explore and we do enjoy camping and fishing trips. I've submitted my one good story which is about my involvment with the Cuban Missle Crisis. |
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Catalina High School, Tucson, Arizona, USA |
RICHARD ORONA After graduation, I joined the Navy to see the world. I did a four year hitch and did get to see a lot of the world. It was a great adventure and wouldn't trade that experience for anything. After that, I ended up in San Diego where I have a lot of family and went to work in the construction industry as a sheet Metal Worker, local 206. I did this for 37 years. I started as an apprentice and retired as an Estimator/Project Manager. I had the good fortune of working in such places as San Diego, Phoenix, Algeria, Venezuela, and San Jose, CA. I retired in the year 2000. We bought an RV and set out to do some traveling. A few years ago, we stopped in Deming to kill some time on our way to Tucson. We're still here. We bought a house and have been here about 5 years or so. My mom and two sisters are still in Tucson as well as most of my family. Mom is 91. I was widowed in 1980 and in 1999 we buried Elizabeth, my grand daughter. I have 3 gorgeous daughters and a total of 10 grand kids, including Elizabeth. In 1997 I married a wonderful woman, Lyn. She too has 3 beautiful daughters and one grand son. We love to tell people we have 6 daughters just to watch their eyes roll into the back of their head. We leave out the part about her's and mine. As for an education and career, that's pretty mundane. Lyn taught me to enjoy the arts. She is a multi facted artist and I am a Silversmith. We've traveled to fine art shows with our art and enjoyed success. A few years ago we did open an art gallery in downtown Deming, but were unable to keep it afloat. It is no longer in existence. It was great fun, we learned a lot, and have no regrets. I am very opionated but, I think I'll keep it to myself for now. Hobbies? Well our art is our hobby, I guess. We do love the outdoors. We love going out into the desert to explore and we do enjoy camping and fishing trips. I've submitted my one good story which is about my involvment with the Cuban Missle Crisis. |
