(Rocky/Butch/Al sent this to your webmaster, with his tongue-in-cheek so far it must have looked like a facial tumor.)

 

Not really much to say. Since high school, I spent sometime in college ( I was a janitor) and the navy. The college let me go using the excuse it took me too long to clean the bathrooms in the women’s dorm. I got out of the navy early—they said something about bad conduct. It was a slight misunderstanding. I thought the Captain gave me an order & he claims he only said “that’s a humpback whale”. Well, I carried out what I thought was an order (for being so big, whales are reasonably fast) & I was soon released to civilian life. I then rotated between numerous jobs. It seems most employers expect you to show up every work day not just when it fits into your schedule.

And, of course, I had the two incarnations in Joliet. Another misunderstanding. It was consensual and the bear did not complain but the game warden was not sympathetic. The “big house” was not too bad. Even though, I was not married, I was allowed congenital visits. Pay a guard $400 & 10 packs of smokes & they would arrange pretty good looking guests. I only had $10 & one pack so I had to settle for less. Have you ever seen a 320 pound, toothless midget that chews tobacco?

When I hit 65 I applied for social security & was turned down since I had never really put any money into the program. The only consistent job I had was being a jockey and since pay was based on winnings, I never received a check. Since I am resourceful, I went to Mexico and became a citizen there. Then, I sneaked across the border as an illegal alien and, of course, they have all the rights & benefits that we do—so I now have all the benefits of a U.S. citizen.

Ain't Love Grand - my favorite wife & her husband (that's me).

A boat cave tour in PA. Grand-kids from my son Matt, with favorite wife & me.

Wife, mother-in-law, and my son Brett's family with me.

Vacation in the outer banks N. Carolina with my two sons, their wives, our 6 grandchildren, and mother-in law.   Best pyramid on the beach that day.

Butch Firestein

 

Personal:

 

I’m traveling 130 miles to the reunion.

 

I have 6 grandchildren and I’m mostly retired.

 

I was athletic in college, too far back to brag.

We have hiked to the highest point of the Smokies and the bottom of the Grand
Canyon.  We recently traveled to Denmark for 2 weeks to visit two families.

 

As for the alma mater – I never could sing, and no longer know the words.

I served in the Navy (airborne navigator) from 1963-1968.

 

Happiness is knowing you have plenty of ice, toilet paper, vodka, & oreo cookies – real happiness is spending time with kids and grandkids.

 

Naperville was a great place to grow up.

I have no hidden or unhidden talents.

 

My book title would be “How To Gain A Pound Per Year.”

I left Naperville in 1964 and come back somewhat often to visit relatives and friends.

 

Memories:

 

My favorite memories are the beach, YMCA, and Thursday night band concerts.

 

My favorite teachers were O. Welzel and Wayne Williams.

 

The prank I remember is senior class ditch day.

Cool cars?  Everybody but me.

 

My favorite place to eat – I don’t remember the name but the pizza place in Lisle.

Sundays were Sunday School, Church service, chicken dinner, and the Methodist Youth Fellowship.

 

My favorite movie was Spartacus.

My first job was caddying and mowing lawns.  My first full time job was as a sanitary engineer (garbage route).

 

My favorite tv programs were “Lone Ranger,” “Laugh-In,” and “Rifleman.”

The jingle – “Don’t squeeze the tissue” – I hated it.

 

I admired President Eisenhower.

The people that scared me were the moms and dads of the girls I dated.

 

Special memories – football, football, football…poker parties at the Hipples, and certainly the dances followed by numerous strike-outs.

The elementary school memory is friends from Elmsworth for 12 years.

 

I spent the summer working from early AM to mid afternoon, and then on to the beach.