09 Jul Rock 2013
May 10, 1953-Birth in Rapid City, SD– I believe that I could not have been born unless I was born in SD.
April 8, 1957–Birth of my brothers.
1962-Brooklyn YMCA, Swimming, Grandpa’s pool, lots and lots of memories but this one matters.
1965-Tom Simich and Son, Introduced to work very early. Grandpa’s Shack/Office. Fascinated with what went on in there.
1966-1967–Scott Kenski, Stroh’s beer and a fake ID.
Grandpa Simich- 50th wedding anniversary or his 70th birthday (1966)–God, country, family, and friends. Spiritual life.
1968-1971–Reserve, Knee Injury, swimming, Gou, Bull, Greg, Charlie, Stevie, Chop…Terrifying Briggs…Dad in my corner1968–WRA–Intellectual life.
Women–Dorothy, Vera, Diana (1967-1968); Stana (1969); Sandy, Chris, Sue (1970); Cindi (1971); Stana (1972); Sandy M & L (1973); Ellen (1974-1976); Stana (1976-)
1965-1975 Years of awful memories. Watching, refereeing. Divorce.
August 1969–Stana, SNF Golf Tournament, Greensburg. First tournament with Dad–first love and future family. .
May 1971–Graduated WRA, gold medal for swimming .
September 1971–Tyson, Gerken, Rubin, on first day of college.
Summer 1972–First Car-Audi 100LS-Road trips.
September 1972–Philosophy course, Philip Hallie.
June 1974–Laborer’s Union, Nick, Joe, Tony.
1965-1975–Years at Tom Simich and Son, Dad, Wayne, all the guys.
June 21-July 1974, First trip to Europe, Bishop Sava, Rastko, philosophy, writing, creativity, felt very much at home in Europe, always have. First trip to Serbia to meet the family.
June 24-Visit Ridica, meet my extended Serbian family.
August 17, 1974–Visit Stana at Youngtown tournament, not seeing her at the time. Amazing night .
February 3, 1975–Grandma Milka dies.
May 1975–Graduated Wesleyan/Parents divorce.
July 1975–Visit Stana in Greensberg to congratulate her on her engagement. What happens if I don’t go to do this?
September 1975 (6?)–FSU.
June 1976–Stana and Rock to Serbia.
September 1977–Charles Scott at Vanderbilt .
November 11, 1978–Stana and Rock get married.
January 26, 1981–Hallie is born-Changed everything. Got serious about working. Truly transforming. I can recreate the felling anytime.
1985–Move to Chicago, bad career move, but Chicago gave us Stevie.
1990–Move to Cincinnati.
1993–Founded Metaphase.
October 15, 1995–Darkest days, confidential.
August, 1996–Moved into family home on York Street.
1996-1997–Founded Windchill.
December 31, 1998–Sold Windchill to PTC.
February 1998–Met Christopher Ahlberg.
April 1998–Joined Spotfire.
Surgeries–1968, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 201X?
July 2007–Spotfire acquired. Culmination of my professional life.
June 2009–Took family to Serbia.
January 12, 2012–Dad’s gone.
March 22, 2012–Moved into Comm Ave.
September, 2012–Truro
2013–My health, what are the possibilities?
Mom’s cars–LeMans, Riviera, Corvette and the Purple El
December 19–Sveti Nikola
March 14, 1989–Birth of Stevie
January 4, 1983–Birth of Sam
January 26, 1981–Birth of Hallie
November 11, 1978–Wedding anniversary
Lived in the era of the Beatles/Stones; First sonic boom; landing on the Moon; Vietnam; Woodstock; Kent State;
Assassinations of JFK, MLK, Bobby; Munich Olympics; Civil Rights movement; George Wallace shot; Watergate; 9/11, technology explosion; Obama.
Sports–Arnie and Jack, Browns (Jim and Paul), Ali and Joe, Bird and Magic, Pats, Red Sox and the Curse, Tiger.
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