Don Foulkes….Born in 1922 and raised in Peabody, Massachusetts (next to the witch town of Salem).
- Attended Northeastern University in Boston commencing 1940. Education interrupted in late 1943 as called up for active WWII duty, into Army Air Corps ( now..U.S. Air Force ) . Served through the end of the war in 1945.
- In service was trained and served as a bombardier on B-24 bombers with frontline service out of Italy.
- Shot down on 28th mission. Spent 7 months as guest of Hitler.
- At war’s conclusion, reentered college in fall of ’45 and graduated in the spring of 47 with a BSEE ( Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering ) .
- Work career: Hired by General Electric Company. Was transferred in 1951 to the Los Angeles area assigned to Electric Utilities as a sales engineer and eventually became District Manager with 10 Western States and their Electric Utilities as my responsibility for electrical Distribution and Transmission Products.
Career Activities:
- Chairman Institute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers …Los Angeles Chapter
- Chairman of Lamplighters Los Angeles ( Illuminating Engineers Society )
- Director.. Youth Baseball league ( 41 teams..West Covina )
- Board of Director’s ..South Hills Country Club West Covina
- Transferred to Denver, 1975
- Transferred to Phoenix 1982
- Retired in 1987 to Fallbrook. Active in Community theater. Have played many roles. Built sets. Wrote newsletter for 10 years. Plus have written and presented many monologues .
Present Activities:
- Have emceed many events including three Nine Eleven Ceremonies.
- Emceed Miss Fallbrook & Miss Teen Fallbrook. 2009 through 2012 .
- Co-chairman of POW Support Group through Veterans Administration.
- Member of The Rotary Club of Fallbrook. A proud member.
The real world:
- Married to Mary and celebrated our 64th wedding Anniversary May 23, 2012.
- Happily living and enjoying life in Fallbrook.
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