After Graduation
We'll take a very brief look at my time before and during my Army service.
Newark
When I worked for the Westinghouse Meter Division, I joined an organization of employees representingvarious companies in the area. The name, as well as I can remember it, was something like The Executives Club of Bloomfield and the Oranges. I represented Westinghouse and exchanged business ideas with others.
Fort Dix
You know what they say about the Army: Never volunteer for anything. About the second day in basic training the sergeant asked if there were any artists in the platoon. One guy raised his hand. Can you paint? he was asked. Yes. Good. Go paint the barracks.
Chicago
Even after basic training, Army life left little time for volunteering in the community. What I did at the Quartermaster Food and Container Institute, outside of my container-lab assignment, was minimal. I did volunteer to taste-test new food preparations. And I volunteered to drive an Army car for various purposes around the city. (I declined to volunteer to taste-test food products that had been radiated to preserve them; I didn't know enough about it to feel safe.)
After the Army
After I separated from the Army in 1957, I took a job on the outskirts of Baltimore Maryland. I lived in Anne Arundel County until 1974, when I moved to Baltimore County, where I still reside. Over the years I volunteered in many areas such as the community, civil rights, and the schools.
In 2005, because of my volunteering, I was nominated for membership and was inducted into the Maryland Senior Citizens Hall of Fame. Some of the material I submitted to back up the nomination I wrote in a document covering the years 1957-2005. Two pages on this Website are adapted from that document. One is for my time in Anne Arundel County and one for my time in Baltimore County. I invite you to take a look. The latter covers both working and retirement years.
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Last Updated 2/12/10