Ted was born on September 25th, 1965 in a very poor part of
Lowell, Massachusetts. He had 5 older siblings. His father was a
WW2 veteran and an alcoholic. Ted's father passed away when
he was about 6. His older sister passed away when he was a young
age, too. Ted's mother began dating a man named Jim, and was
often never home.
Ted went to a typical high school. But, upon realizing that he most likely would not go to college because he didn't have the money, he transfered to a tech school. There he studied business. He graduated high school at only 17 and, after being kicked out of his house, he joined the Air Force.
He was first stationed in Witchita, Kansas. There he met a woman named Kris. When the two were both 21, they married. The Air Force brought the couple many places. After Kansas, they lived in Okinawa, Japan, Sacramento, California, and Abilene, Texas. While in Texas, after years of trying, Ted's wife gave birth to twins--one boy and one girl.
The family then moved to Anchorage, Alaska. While there, Ted was sent off to Italy because of the Kosovo War. There he loaded planes for NATO, etc. He came back and, a few years after, the family was sent to New Jersey.
Ted was in the Air Force for 21 years. He was a senior master sergeant** when he retired.
Promotion to senior master sergeant is the most difficult enlisted promotion to attain in the Air Force. It is the first enlisted grade to which results of a central promotion board are the primary factor in selection for promotion. Usually, less than ten percent of eligible master sergeants are selected for promotion to senior master sergeant in most years.
The family then moved from New Jersey to Oro Valley, Arizona because his wife had a job offer there. After living there for only a year, the family moved to Massachusetts, where they have lived for the past 8 years. He currently works for a company that aids the military.
Happy Father's Day, dad.
Ted went to a typical high school. But, upon realizing that he most likely would not go to college because he didn't have the money, he transfered to a tech school. There he studied business. He graduated high school at only 17 and, after being kicked out of his house, he joined the Air Force.
He was first stationed in Witchita, Kansas. There he met a woman named Kris. When the two were both 21, they married. The Air Force brought the couple many places. After Kansas, they lived in Okinawa, Japan, Sacramento, California, and Abilene, Texas. While in Texas, after years of trying, Ted's wife gave birth to twins--one boy and one girl.
The family then moved to Anchorage, Alaska. While there, Ted was sent off to Italy because of the Kosovo War. There he loaded planes for NATO, etc. He came back and, a few years after, the family was sent to New Jersey.
Ted was in the Air Force for 21 years. He was a senior master sergeant** when he retired.
Promotion to senior master sergeant is the most difficult enlisted promotion to attain in the Air Force. It is the first enlisted grade to which results of a central promotion board are the primary factor in selection for promotion. Usually, less than ten percent of eligible master sergeants are selected for promotion to senior master sergeant in most years.
The family then moved from New Jersey to Oro Valley, Arizona because his wife had a job offer there. After living there for only a year, the family moved to Massachusetts, where they have lived for the past 8 years. He currently works for a company that aids the military.
Happy Father's Day, dad.
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"a very poor part of lowell" lowell itself is poor. basically the definition of a ghetto.
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