John McCauley, Jr.

The Class of 1969 was by-and-large a dynamic, inspiring and unified body of persons who wanted to go out and make a difference in the world through education, idealism, and interaction with others of like mindsets (building a viable community, patronizing and interacting with one another, becoming more altruistic, etc.). Were we successful? I would like to think that many of us did the very, very best that we could with what we had at hand at the given times...

McKinley Tech for me was a place that I could act as silly and as immature as I was at that time. My (3) three years at the school were invaluable ones that helped me in more ways than one. In retrospect, I think that I did myself a disservice by not doing as well in my given classes as I could and should have done. Many, many instructors purveyed their benevolence and concern towards me (such as Ms. Mildred Hammond - Green, my homeroom teacher in the - I believe - 10th and 11th Grade. Note: Does anyone know if she is still alive, where she is residing, etc.?

All-in-all, my days at McKinley Tech were the best. Any fallacies, faults, and disenchantments lie mostly at my footsteps...