Patrick Fern

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TSTC, Waco TX
Univ. of Massachusetts

Left E-Burg in the summer of 1980 and moved to Texas where I worked for 2 years in a couple crappy jobs. Working in a foundry pouring brass and then in a factory threading oil pipe showed me that I needed to get an education to get somewhere. Went to TSTC in Waco (yes, THAT Waco) where I earned my Electronics degree and most importantly met my wife Jenny. We married while in school and moved to follow a job offer in the Boston area in 1987. I have two beautiful children born in 1993 and 1997. For fun I play bass in a cover band in the Boston area.

Hanging out with Mike Stowell, Brian Campbell, Joe Ramsdell and Dwayne Poepple. Getting prepped for the games in Brian's 1962 Falcon wagon with no back window and no heater, to drink generic "beer beer" in February. Didn't have to worry about a cooler.

I still remember the time we spent with Michael Derosier and Nancy Wilson of Heart, as they were jamming in the band room.

We loved playing really obscure music (Gentle Giant and Jethro Tull, primarily) over the PA in the cafeteria at lunchtimes just to get a reaction.

Jamming with Mike Stowell for student performance day in choir, and in the hallways outside during breaks. RIP Mr. Burnett, he was a fine person.