May 25, 2002
Hello all classmates.  After graduation my mother and brother decided that Christian College(now Columbia College) was the way for me to go.  Having a mind of my own I decided that was not for me, I wanted to look into the world of computing.  I decided to attend a programming school in Kansas City in 1964.  There were 50 of us in that class from all over Missouri,it was tuff.  I made it through and graduated #2 in the class.  I thought, what now.  My plans were to move to San Francisco, my mother said'stick around here and see how it works out,then go'.  My first job was with M.F.A. Oil Company, I stayed 8 years and wanted to move on.  I worked for F.C.C. for 4 years in computing and then went into banking for 8 years in the computing field.  In 1983 the large banks started buying out the small banks, I did not agree to this way of thinking and left the banking industry.  In 1983 I started working with the University of Missouri here in Columbia and am still with them hoping to retire soon.  I love to travel and I love the ocean, I just returned from a cruise in the Caribbean and visting friends in San Francisco.  I have 3 beautiful cats and I love them dearly.  My close friend and housemate is from San Francisco and says that Missouri is a beautiful place to live and loves reading all about the Hickman Kewpies.