Dear Readers,
Where do you live currently? Flushing in Queens
Known In Hicksville High as: Joe but now known as "Tahiti Joe"
Spouse/Partner: Hye Kyong (Jiny)
Were you classmates at HHS? No!!!
Where did you meet? How long ago? We met 19 years ago in a Korean restaurant
Married How Long? Date Married: 10 Years, March 20, 2002
Children/Grandchildren: I have two children from my first marriage and a total of 5 grand children
Occupation/Trade/Profession: Retired from NYSDOT...but now do part time bartending
Education Beyond High School: Some College
Military Service: United States Army Military Policeman from 1964-1966
Hobbies/Pastimes: Travel, Sailing and sports until I'm too old to participate
Now, the hard one. Tell us what we need to know. Give us 50 years in the space below:
Worked 35 years with New York State Department of Transportation on all state funded LIRR projects. The first task was the elevation of the tracks in Hicksville . I was two years in the army before I started work with NYS. After my third marriage, I finally got it right! I sailed up and down the east coast as delivery crew on an ocean racer. Took a 54 foot motor yacht to Florida on the Intra-Coastal. Did a lot of travelling; Caribbean trips; 5 vacations in Europe; Canary Islands, Hawaii , Korea and trips to Tahiti (paradise).
Finally, if you had to do it all over again, I would...not change very much. Everything, both good and bad, makes for a good learning experience.
