Al's life page

Al's Life

My Books Written
Constitution XX

Al Brief History

Born in New London, CT 1931
Raised on Staten Island NY
Public School 11
New Dorp High School
University of Rochester (NY)
(degree in mathemaics)
Married Suzanne Hoffman 1953
(Eastman School of Music)
U.S. Army 1953-1957
(Nike Ajax missile system)
Son Stephen 1957
Sylvania Systems - Buffalo NY
(secure communications systems)
Daughter Natalie 1958
Calspan Corp - Buffalo NY
(electonic warfare systems)
Moved family to Dayton OH 1971
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
(avionics engineer 1973-1996)
Air War College 1984
Troy State University (AL)
(masters degree)
Retired to Newport, OR, 1996
(much travel and cruises - U.S., Costa Rica, Canada, Europe)
Suzanne died 2008
(breast cancer)
Moved to Santa Fe, NM
(near family)
Brookdale retirement facility (2017)
(present)

Ah the good ol' days !


Cute!	Two-fisted!	Watch the back, ol' man!

Dancing
Finally gave up Square Dancing and Tango (it was fun while it lasted)


Square Dance Al		Tango Al

                                                 My Doings Now?
          - Computer doodling:
                  -- Keeping up eight websites and links (see www.xoweb.com)
          - Photoshop digital photos:
                  -- Thousand of photos taken in Brookdale (resident retirees)
                  -- Many 4H photos have been in Santa Fe County Fair calendars
          - Playing computer games:
                 -- So I can remember how to win at "Hearts"
          - Get back to some lapiday (stone jewelry) work -- hopefully
          - Digitizing thousands of family film photos:
                -- Some dating back to the late 1800's.
          - Digitizing thousands of Kodachrome slides (early family life, travels)
          - Working to finish my 6th and final (maybe) book - Constitution II
                 (then maybe a humor book about senior life here in Brookdale)
          - Local fiestas, winter concerts at the Lensic theater
          - More travel with Katherine (Mexico Riviera cruise next)

Meditteranean Cruise Map

2014 2018 Oregon

Photoshop

I do a lot of Photoshop fun things. I like to take "faces" and put them on a different photo. Fun (most of the time).

Lapidary
My lapidary cutting/grinding/polishing equipment is here with me in Brookdale, but I haven't found time to work with it. Maybe this year. (Some previous work shown below)

The Family

Daughter Natalie and husband Phil Baca (a few years ago!)


Granddaughter Ellie Powell (26)		Granddaughter Julia Baca (20)		Granddaughter Lila Baca (18)

Ellie received her PhD in Genetics at Iowa State in 2017 and is now working at the USDA in Iowa. Julia is at SMU with majors in Viola and Arts Management. Lila is a recent graduate of the New Mexico School for the Arts and has a dual scholarship in Music (cello) and Medicine at the University of New Mexico.

          Horsing Around
                    Everybody (except me) in the family rides (quarter horses)
                    Natalie and Phil have won prizes galore (including two saddles)
                    Grandaughter Ellie was on the National champion equestrian team at
                             Baylor U. (Waco, TX)
                    Julia and Lila have won multiple riding/show trophies and prizes.
                             (too busy at school now - only Summer riding)


Natalie reining on "Smoker"	Phil winning New Mexico high-point on "Scooter" in 2009	Al just sitting on old "Tac" 2009 (Tac died in 2010

Julia and her faithful "Truman" winning NM State Fair High Point	Ellie in 2005 World Championships on "Reward"	Lila on "Popcorn"