If we write but one book in life, let it be our
autobiography... I will not be so presumptuous as to infer that the words
which follow is an autobiography; but rather a framework for a life's
story that one day I may write...
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The Last Decade: An Autobiographical
Sketch
by Winfield Weston
1922-1932
The first decade... Not a bad time at all... Of course, I was real
young, but I remember having a good time, starting school, making
friends... And then there were delightful summers at my grandmother's
cottage at Forrest Lake... Playing in the fields, swimming in the lake...
I had a great many friends... Small town living at its best... But on the
downside, this was the beginning of the Great Depression...
Places I Lived
 | 101 ½ Madison Avenue, Endicott, NY |
| 800 North Street, Endicott, NY |
| 27 ½ Garfield Avenue, Endicott, NY |
School I attended
| Broad Street Elementary School
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1932-1942
This decade was probably the most important one for me... During
these years, for better or worse, I managed to set a course for the rest
of my life... Some of these years were lean years, the depression years...
But we got through OK... The school years... I wasn't a particularly good
student, but I did well somehow... Sports and girls, not necessarily in
that order... An abundance of loyal friends, most of whom were smarter and
better behaved than me, helped me through this decade... And then BAM! The
war started, and I began my Navy career...
Places I Lived
| 27 ½ Garfield Avenue, Endicott, NY |
| 604 Elm Street, Endicott, NY |
| 8 North Page Avenue, Endicott, NY |
Schools, Jobs, Assignments
1942-1952
These were tough years, not only because of me being in the Navy,
but having a lot of trouble trying to define who I was and what I wanted
to do with my life... Obviously, I was away from home a lot, at sea, and
doing what thousands of others were doing -- surviving...
Places I Lived
| 517 Jennings Avenue, Endicott, NY |
| 89 Water Street, San Francisco, CA |
| Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA |
| 630 Bay Street, San Francisco, CA |
| 1100 Poplar Street, Waukegan, IL |
| 9th Avenue and E Street, San Diego, CA |
| 340 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA |
| Scott Street, San Francisco, CA |
| Fell Street, San Francisco, CA |
Assignments
1952-1962
During the early part of this decade, with a lot of help from
various sources, I finally got on track... Good years, for the most part,
but marred by the death of my beloved daughter, Pennie...
Places I Lived
| Fell Street, San Francisco, CA |
| Winton Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| South 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| 150 Church Street, Newport, RI |
| 130 Bellevue, Newport, RI |
| 1306 Dickinson Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2144 S. 2nd Street, Jacksonville Beach, FL |
| 380 N. Bayview Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA |
| 1033B Parrot Street, Alameda, CA |
| 2442 Church Street, San Diego, CA |
| 3936 Marine View Avenue, San Diego, CA |
Assignments
1962-1972
Decisions I made during this decade were excellent... Was I
getting wiser, or what? The decision to retire from the Navy and go to
college was definitely a turning point in my life... After retirement and
college we moved to Washington where I finished my civil service career...
With Jeanne as my devoted partner, and both of us in interesting jobs, we
truly enjoyed ourselves... We got to travel a great deal, broadening our
perspective of the world and the people in it...
Places I Lived
| 3936 Marine View Avenue, San Diego, CA |
| 2322½ El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA |
| 3712 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA |
| 21st and P Streets, Washington, DC |
| 1650 Preston Road, Alexandria, VA |
Schools, Jobs
1972-1982
Jeanne and I continued our quest for happiness... And we were
successful in that pursuit... Half way through this decade I retired
(again) and we returned to San Diego to begin new lives, loving most every
minute of it...
Places I Lived
| 1650 Preston Road, Alexandria, VA |
| 3316 Valley Drive, Alexandria, VA |
| 4041 Swift Avenue, San Diego, CA |
| 3111 Collura Street, San Diego, CA |
Job, Schools
1982-1992
Jeanne still working, and me still loafing... We've traveled a lot
-- cruises and such... Great fun...
Place I Live
| 3111 Collura Street, San Diego, CA |
Jobs, Schools
| ¡Nada!
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1992-2002
I'm convinced this is the last decade... Not so much because of
health problems, but rather because I've lived so long... After all, enough's
enough... I've enjoyed most things I've done during my lifetime... On
balance, the good has outweighed the bad... By quite a bit... I do
believe, though, I should have contributed more to my family and other
folks... Maybe I'll be able to do some of that before the end... We'll
see...
Place I Lived
| 3111 Collura Street, San Diego, CA |
2002 to 2012
Well, I missed the mark... I certainly thought 1992-2002
would be my last decade, but here I am stumbling along in 2003, creeping
and crawling... Surviving... Actually, I'm doing rather well considering
my recent health problems... Think positive, Winfield... You are in the
bonus years!
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