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Thomas Callen

Profile Updated: September 12, 2016
Thomas Callen
Class Year:
1967
Residing In:
Philadelphia, PA USA
Spouse/Partner:
Carol A.
Occupation:
Stationary Engineer - Retired
Military Service:
Navy  
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Class Month:

June

School Trade:

Machine Shop

Comments:

Graduated June 67, entered U.S.Navy in Sept of that year. Upon completion of 4 year enlistment, was hired by the School Dist. of Phila. as school custodian. Worked way up through the ranks of larger buildings until 1986 when I became an Assistant District Engineer. Eventually I became senior instructor at the Training Center 734 Schuykill av. and retired in 1999. Worked another 10 years in Security for Burlington Coat Factory and fully retired in 2011.

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I was from the class of 67. Mr"S" got all the 10th graders for their first year and he gave us the same comment that Vince Johnson recalls in 1964.  If something falls, Don't try to catch it, let it drop. What I most remember of Mr. "S" from the first day we as 10th graders came into his shop. was his emphasis on "Safety", hence the Don't try to catch something rule. He welcomed us to Mastbaum and his shop (Rm. 202). Then he stated  "As I call your name, I would like you to come over here and "Pick up this anvil" In front of him, was an anvil on a concrete base. As we were called and each tried to lift the anvil, Most of us could barely get one edge off the floor. A couple  of the Bigger boys actually got it up off the floor. After the roll call was completed. Mr. "Soko" said that he wanted to give us a demonstartion. He pushed up the sleeves of his shopcoat, revealing the hairiest set of arms I'd ever seen. He bent his knees and hooked both arms under the ends of the anvil & base at his elbows. He stood UP with the anvil and WALKED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE SHOP smiling at us as he passed each one. When he got back to the starting point, he opened his arms allowing the anvil to drop to the floor with a resounding THUD! He then looked around the shop, SMILING!, and asked, "Gentlmen, are there any questions as to Who is in Charge"