Burress,+Ron

P.O. Box 906 Hoodsport, WA  98548 or Attn: Ron Burress 10003B NE 39th Ave., Vancouver, WA 98686
 * Ron Burress**

360-877-6082 (Hoodsport) 360-573-3582 (Vancouver) 360-991-2403 (cell) bwomack99@att.net **1969: **After graduation I went to work for Skagit Valley Glass in Mt. Vernon where I took an apprenticeship in glazing.  I married Pam McLennan of Sedro Woolley in June 1960.  Scott Wayne our first boy was born in 1962, Christopher Lee our second boy was born in 1967.  I joined the Army Reserve in 1961 and got out in 1967.  We moved to Seattle in 1964 and I went to work for East Side Glass & Paint where I’m presently employed, managing the Auto Glass Department.  We moved from Seattle to Bothell in 1966 where we bought a home and are presently living.

**1999:**  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In 1995 I left my job as Estimator/Project Manager with Eastside Glass to join Pacific Aluminum Storefronts as the Outside Sales and Service Representative covering Washington, Oregon and Idaho. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-tab-count: 1; msotabcount: 1;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We had purchased property at Lake Cushman (Hoodsport) in 1990. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“RV’d” for a while then in 1995 we put in a home for retirement. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We liked it so well we moved from Bothell to Lake Cushman in June 1995. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was able to continue my job in outside sales. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My wife, Gloria, went to work for Kelly Temporary Services in positions at The City of Olympia and then found a permanent receptionist/bookkeeper position in November 1998 with The Optical Shop of WA, Inc., in Shelton. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In October 1998 Pacific Aluminum decided they no longer needed my services so I took a short six month sabbatical; did some hunting and fishing; also completed the interior of our garage. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In May of this year I took a Sales and Service position with Salishan Construction in Shelton. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We love the peace and tranquillity of Hoodsport/Lake Cushman. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">NO MORE CITY LIFE FOR THIS OLD COUNTRY BOY!!
 * 1979: **Wife is Pamela and we have two sons, Scott who is 17 and Christopher who is 12. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We live in Bothell where we have been for the past thirteen years. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I worked for Eastside Glass & Paint in Bellevue for nine of the past 10 years then bought my own glass shop in April of 1978, which is Auto Specialty Glass Co., 2218 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I plan to open a second shop in Bellevue or on the Eastside of Lake Washington. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We presently employ five people. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hobbies are elk and deer hunting, of which I got one of each in the past two years. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Both the boys hunt with me and we also do a lot of trout and salmon fishing. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We have a 17’ boat for our fishing trips and the boys also water ski. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For the past nine years Pam and I have been bowling in a mixed league. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Both the boys play soccer and we all enjoy going to the Kingdome to watch our Seattle Sounders. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The boys and I ride dirt bikes (motorcycles)—we do some trail riding and hill climbing. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The 1st part of April I had a slight accident which resulted in surgery on my left knee and slowed me down for about eight weeks. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We own property in Hoodsport, Washington up at Lake Cushman. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We are in the process of building a home on this property which we use for vacations, almost all holidays and for future retirement. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We have a lot of work left to do, but spend a lot of time at our favorite place and it has been a fun family project. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We have done some traveling—been to California (Disneyland), Mexico, back to the Midwest, Yellowstone National Park and several parts of Canada. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All these have been family vacations. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pam and I spent two memorable weeks in Tahiti for our 15th anniversary. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To put it all in a nut shell this is what I’ve been doing for the past ten years.


 * 2009: ** Current residential status is a nomad between Hoodsport and Vancouver. Family--went through the big "D" last year and am now enjoying life with a new friend, Bonnie Womack; 2 sons that are employed—How about that! Grandson Zachary, 5 yrs; Retired 2008—for the 6th time. Accomplishments—lived to the ripe old age of 68! Attended all class reunions & enjoyed them all; Activities—fish, hunt, wood work & Mr. Fixit, camping; raced Figure “8” & Bomber cars with my youngest son; rode dirt bikes & lots of 4-wheeling.