George Wendt

Spouce:

Kids:

     Daughter Megan -- out on her own after skating 2 years for Disney on Ice.  Now
     working in computer programing for a large company in Tacoma Washington

Since we last gathered, my life has changed very much. After 25-years at Tacoma Power in the rainy northwest, I retired. Shortly after that I began working at Hoover Dam, which is about 30-minutes SE of Las Vegas.

I live in Boulder City just 8-miles from Hoover. The city was originally built for the workers building the dam and has many of those original homes still standing.

Much of my work involves upgrading the turbine generators, to increase output, because of the historic low water levels we are experiencing, as the result of an extended drought in the SW. I also get to design new modern equipment that will replace/modify the original installed equipment.

Being in the warm weather is also great for an "old geezer". I truely enjoy the dry sunny weather and being close to Vegas helps whenever I want to travel. The LV airport has direct flights to almost every major city. Of course there is also betting on sports. A $5 bet really makes watching your favorite team/sport a lot more fun.

Well now, after I graduated, I went to the U of I for a period until the Marine Corps took my time. Returned and went back to the U of I while working as an auto mechanic while I got my degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Worked my time @ Boeing like most everyone and then moved to Tacoma Public Utilities, where I've been for the last 24 years.  It sure went by fast. But, everyone knows that. Looking forward to seeing you all at the reuion.