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Richard Bensemon

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   So this was my life after graduation from Grover Cleveland...

    I joined the Air Force a year after graduation (enlisted), got out in November 1969 to go to college at Calif State University Chico. I met my wife (Alice) there, and after graduation accepted a teaching position in Ketchum, Idaho (Sun Valley area).  I taught one year and was selected for a fellowship at Brigham Young University for a Masters Degree in Education. Then I accepted a position as an Elementary Principal. 




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     I did that for two years, then  returned to the Air Force as an Officer until I retired in 1994. After that, I went back into Education and taught Air Force Junior ROTC, Leadership, and Social Studies at Northridge High School, Layton Utah until I retired again in 2011. I still teach Adult Education (part time) for Weber School District in Ogden Utah. My wife,  also teaches Special Needs students. We have five children and four grandchildren (we are raising a grandson we adopted who is 16). We love Utah (except I dislike the cold months, still have SoCal blood in me) . I love golf, genealogy, photography and our Church callings. I still mess around with the guitar, too. Alice plays the piano, swims, and has a horse (her hobbies).

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Me at 4 years old, with my lifelong friend, Tom
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Visiting Israel's Sea of Galilee in 2013
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The Music Men perform at Grover Cleveland....Terry Williams, myself, Richard Olson, Dave Levin and Warren Sproul
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Major Richard Bensemon, U. S. Air Force...so proud to serve my country
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Catching fish with my friend Tom
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My wonderful wife Alice and I enjoy a dinner (2005)
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A view from our driveway in Utah...such a beautiful land
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Great story, Rick. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing you next time you are in Tahoe. Maybe we can get in a round of golf at Incline Village, too.
                                                                               Jeff Davis