Duluth Central High School Class of 1961
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Bill Nicolow
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I have never forgotten the friends from my school days in Duluth. I recall some of the names of the "Unknown" students at both schools.

I have made a few trips back to Duluth over the years. Once to see my Father in 1964; then again to see my Grandmother in 1975. The last visit was to attend my Father's funeral in 1993.

Finding this website has helped to refresh all the happy memories of my school days in Duluth.

I attended Jackson Elementary Grades Kindergarten through 3rd Grade before moving and attending Nettleton Elementary for Grades 4 & 5. My family left Duluth in the summer of 1954. We moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico for three years before moving out to the Los Angeles area.

I was married the first time while in college in San Jose. The marriage lasted 7 years and ended in divorce. I married the second time to my wife Joanne and we have been happily married for over 37 years. We have one son named Justin and a Grandson named William who live in Huntsville, Alabama.

I spent most of my professional career with Raytheon Company. I enjoyed different assignments at different locations throughout the Southeast, although my home office was in Andover, Massachusetts/

Here are some of my educational/occupational highlights:

-Graduated 1961 from Bell High School in Bell, Ca
-Enlisted in the US Navy and served four years in Texas as a aircraft instrument mechanic and electrician.
- Graduated from Orange Coast Community College (AA) in Costa Mesa, CA. Studied German
- Graduated from San Jose State University in San Jose, CA. Studied History and Systems Engineering (BA/BS).
-Member of Advanced Army ROTC Program
- Employed as a Senior Methods Specialist at GE in San Jose, CA
- Graduated from GE 2 Year Manufacturing Management Program.
- Graduated from Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida (MBA)
- Employed as an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer and Manager of Scheduling at Allis-Chalmers Company in Milwaukee, WI
- Employed as a Senior Program Manager and Manager of Operations at Raytheon Missile Systems in Bristol, TN and Huntsville, AL
- Graduated from Raytheon Advanced Manufacturing Management Program at Boston University.
- Served 24 years in US Army Reserve. Military intelligence Officer at U.S. Army
- Studied German at BYU, Provo, UT
- Studied German language at Defense Language Institute, Dept. of Defense, Monterey, CA
- Served various overseas assignments including a tour at Khobar Towers in Dhaharan, Saudi Arabia.

Lives in Spring Hill, Florida
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