Sprouse,+Bill

Bill & Dana Sprouse 824 Pyramid Peak Pl. Mount Vernon, WA 98273-8598 360-873-8185 carnutco@yahoo.com
 * Bill Sprouse**

**1969:**After a year at Skagit Valley Business College following graduation, I went to work for Standard Oil Company of California.During the time I was employed by them I traveled around the Northwest and finally settled in Everett.While working for New Frontier Enterprises I was offered a position with an Independent Chevron Dealer which I accepted and where I am currently employed.I met and married my wife in 1966.

 **1979:** Nothing notorious to report since the ten year reunion in 1969. I'm still married to, and in love with, the same woman, Dana. I collect and repair old cars. "Old" is anything before 1959. (Sorry to report that in five years, 1959 will be considered "antique" by the car hobbyists.) In 1971 I went to work for a restaurant chain installing and repairing refrigeration, air conditioning and electrical / electronic equipment. In 1974 I went to work for the Boeing Companyh (doesn't everybody?) and am presently the lead in Quality Control Receiving Functional Test at the Everett plant. The twelve technicians in theavionics/instrument and electrical test shops test new parts to assure that they operate per the engineering specifications. Plans for the future include building an eight car garage, finding enough gas to fuel my car collection and staying married to the same woman.

 **1999:**Hobbies, recreation, volunteer activities:My wife and I have an interest in old cars and we have had several interesting cars over the years—1938 Ford, 1953 Buick, 1954 Mercury, 1961 Lincoln.Currently, we have a 1964 Falcon & 1966 Mustang.I am also interested in clocks and wristwatches and have a collection of post-WWII watches.I have been on the board of directors of 2 different homeowners associations.We have time-share condominiums at Ocean Shores and thoroughly enjoy our time at the beach!  Work: I worked for Standard Oil in service stations doing minor automotive repair & tune-ups from 1960–1971.Worked for a restaurant franchise doing equipment and refrigeration installation & repair 1971-1974.Currently work for the Boeing Company in QA receiving inspection (since 1974).  Family:I met my wife, Dana in June 1966 and we were married November 12th 1966.She is my best friend and I love her dearly.We do not have any children, but Dana’s sister had four daughters that we spend a lot of time with and they call us their other Mom and Dad.We built a new house that we custom designed and moved in May of 1997.The four of us (Dana, myself, my mother, and Dana’s brother Jerry) have been enjoying it ever since. High school memories:My interest in cars actually goes back to grade school, but some of my best memories are of my junior and senior years when I had a car, which was sort of a status symbol.I remember Lynn Esary’s classic black 1949 Cadillac sedan, Steve Whoolery’s and Nolan Lee’s 1955 Ford hardtops, Bob Barker’s 1958 Ford, and, of course, Fred Kinney’s Corvette!Kirk Fleshman had a 1948 Mercury so low in front the bumper almost scraped the ground.I remember Gary Morrow’s and Gordon Harmon’s “hot Rods” with really fine dual exhaust systems and Bud Genther’s really nice 1953 Chevy Hardtop.There were a lot more nice cars, but those just came to mind!At least I think that those people had those cars—if it’s not quite right, my “theatre of the mind” is probably making it better than it really was because that’s where I had a lot of interest and enjoyment.


 * 2009: ** Not much new to report since we downsized with the two of us moving to Camano Island in 2004, just prior to the 2004 reunion. We have been retired since 2001 and are enjoying the slower lifestyle. We are still involved in old cars with the 66 Mustang for summer fun and a 37 Buick that we are currently finishing work on.