OUR FAMILY
John and Pat are both retired and live in Pacific Grove, California. John was
born in Amityville, New York in 1934 and has lived in California since 1970.
Pat was born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1940 and has lived in California since
1976. We have two sons and three grand children. Chris, born in 1961, lives
in Portland, OR, is married to Tzveti and they have one child, Fiona, born in
2003. Dan, born in 1965, lives in Fresno, CA, is married to Chantay and they
have two children, Matthew, born in 1986 and Madisyn born in 1997.
OUR GOALS
1. To share our experiences and views with the world.
2. To serve as a source of information for and about our family and friends.
3. To allow you to share in our travels.
4. To offer a suggestion on a book, a new wine, or other new find.
5. To invite your feedback to enlarge our experiences.
THE WEBMASTER
The Webmaster received a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from
Manhattan College in 1956 and a Master of Science in Computer systems
from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1971. He spent 21 years in the United
States Navy, went to OCS in Newport, R.I., commissioned Ensign, USNR,
12/56. Graduated from Salvage and Diving School, Bayonne, N.J. and
reported to the USS Lipan, a fleet tug homeported in Pearl Harbor. In
September 1959 transferred to USN and the Civil Engineering Corps. He
spent two tours in Vietnam with the SeaBees , 91/2 years on and off in Port
Hueneme, CA as well as various Engineering assignments throughout the
world. He retired in October, 1977 with the rank of Commander. Upon
retirement he went to work for Hartnell Community College in Salinas, Ca
where he rose through the ranks from Maintenance Manager, through the Dean
of Occupational Education to Vice President for Instruction. He retired from the
College in June, 1993. Since that time he has traveled the world, worked as a
Management/Computer Consultant at Natividad Hospital and Hartnell College
and finally retired completely in February 2003. He is currently serving a two
year term as President of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Eleven
Association. He now works on his HO model trains, goes yard-sailing, ocean
kayaking, bicycling and golfing with his wife between their travels around the
world, is the shipping department for her eBay store and plays with this site.
Pacific Grove Coast Line
And here are the main characters who make every day a good day.
This is Brownie, who won't talk about his age
or weight, but still manages to retrieve the
paper every morning. That's his job. He gets
a little help from John with the large Sunday
paper. The old boy can't hear anymore, and
the trips to the beach are difficult, so a good
part of his day is sleeping and, as always,
being the best companion a family ever had.
This is Annie. Little Orphan Annie,
Our rescue dog. She was found in the
center of a highway, scared, and
alone. She hasn't been alone since.
She has become Brownie's hearing
dog. She is his ears, and lets him
know whats going on. All 10 pounds of
Annie wiggle with great enthusiasm for
everything.
And then there is The Cat. Into everything, She
helps John with his correspondence and bill
paying. She is a house cat who keeps a keen
lookout for neighborhood activities. She has us
well trained, and keeps us on her schedule
Chris, Tzveti, Fiona
John & Pat Totten
Pacific Grove Grandparents
Madisyn, Tay, Matt & Dan
Fiona
Madisyn
Matt
After 15 1/2 wonderful years We
lost Brownie Nov. 5, 2006.
Thank you Brownie, you have
shown us how to love endlessly.
John will have to do a good job
getting the paper now, we know
Brownie will be watching.
Introducing for the first time, Elena,
Fiona's baby sister who arrived Sept
27th 2007
Madisyn with "The Boys"
Joe and Jerry. After our loss of
Brownie we searched the Golden
Retriever Rescue site and found
not one, but two. Litter brothers
who would only be adopted as a
set. How lucky we are. And the
house has the golden glow again.
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Elena & Tzveti
