From: John Burgeson (hoss_radbourne@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Aug 09 2002 - 16:25:06 EDT
Name: John W. Burgeson ("Burgy" has been my nickname since first
grade)
Age: 70 (71 in about two weeks)
Education: BS (physics) Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1953
where I specialized in crystal studies.
MS (physics) Florida State University, 1955
where I specialized in solid state physics,
showing an error in a 1919 paper by Raman where he
smoothed out his data
Vocation: Physicist, US Mine Defense Laboratory, Panama City, Florida,
1955-1956,
where I specialized in inventing ways to keep mines from
killing people.
IBM Corporation, 1957-1992,
where I enjoyed five separate careers in five different
cities within one company.
Independent computer consultant, 1992-1994,
where I made a lot of money in market research and was
bored.
Retired, 1994 to date,
where I audit college courses, drive the jeep trails, and
do construction for H4H.
Family: Met my future wife, Carol, in first grade; married in 1958. 8
children, 3 adopted.
Carol is a 3rd year MDiv student at Iliff (Denver); her
goal is to be a PCUSA pastor.
Churches: Raised Lutheran; agnostic/atheist from 1949 to 1961.
Moving with IBM meant many different denominations. PCUSA
since about 1988.
More: see my web site at www.burgy.50megs.com
On page 2, near the bottom is a "personal" section,
including pictures of my ten grandchildren.
If you go there, please read the story of how we adopted
our last two children.
Burgy
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