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Spouse: Willie Mae met on
a blind date in Ball, Louisiana. This was just before we
moved back to Bunkie. She was a homemaker and raised four
sons, while I traveled for work.
Career history: From bee
keeping, when I got married to a being a carpenter, then
into oilfield related businesses for about 45 years.
Education: no college, but a lot
of hands-on and self-taught.
Achievements: worldwide service
manager for Stevenson Oilfield Division Houston, Texas. In
80-81, owned a repair business, then went to work for
Diamond Offshore as a sub-sea engineer.
Name of parents: Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Sandifer. My father was in the oilfield business.
Personal interests: hunting,
fishing, and travel in the USA.
Personal information:
Children four grandchildren
nine Comments: have four step grandchildren.
I'm not currently
working Current activities: the same as
above.
Leisure activities: Helping
oldest son with ranching and travel.
Major events after BHS: having a
good life with few difficulties and very little sickness.
No problems with four boys growing up, three sons were in
nuke submarines.
Accomplishments: Being a
husband to my wife, father to four sons, and grandfather to
nine grandchildren and great-grandfather to five.
Things I recall about BHS: I
just recall being in a class of some very great people.
A summary of the last 50 years:
Got married in 54, we had four sons by 61. Went to work in
the oilfields on drilling rigs (offshore), was on
semi-submersible drilling rig. I have worked all over the
world (almost). We moved to Idaho because my oldest son was
associated with a Navy project, which had a prototype
nuclear submarine in Idaho. He encouraged us to move there,
which we did in 1994. We had our 50th wedding anniversary.
Have 5 great-grandchildren and 2 on the way. We have lived
up and down the West Coast (Cal, Oregon). Just had triple
bypass surgery on Aug 04, and I am doing fine. We try to go
to Louisiana twice a year to see my mother who is now 93.
Hopes for the future: just enjoy
family and friends and hope everyone else can do the same.
Pertinent information: Have
started raising red Angus cows with my oldest son last year,
which is more or less a hobby for me. Just interesting.
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