John Drexelius

1963 – BRYANT & STRATTON BUSINESS SCHOOL

1964-1966 - WORKED AT SEARS MAIN ST., AND OTTO ULBRICK & CO. MAIN ST. DOWNTOWN.

1966-1970 - SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY FOUR YEARS SSGT-E6 AS AN MP AND SENTRY DOG HANDLER, SERVED IN CHICAGO AND KOREA.

1969 - WAS PRESENT FOR THE PUEBLO RELEASE AT THE 121 EVAC. HOSPITAL, THE GUYS LOOKED SO DRAWN AND THIN, IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE THEM BACK.

1970-1984 - WAS AN AUDITOR FOR M&T BANK FOR 14 YEARS.

1972 – RAN THE YOUTH CAMPAIGN FOR REPUBLICAN REP. HENRY P. SMITH III OF THE 36TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

1978 - UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO ART SCHOOL (MILLARD FILLMORE NIGHT COURSES)

1980 - TOOK THE NIECES AND NEPHEWS TO THE 1980 OLIMPIC GAMES IN LAKE PLACID, HAD A GREAT TIME.

1981 - TRAVLED TO ENGLAND FOR THE WEDDING OF PRINCE CHARLES AND LADY DIANA, THEN TOURED THRU EUROPE, A LOT OF FUN.

1984 TO PRESENT OPENED THE FULTON CHAIN SIGN & GIFT SHOP IN OLD FORGE N.Y.

1986 – MEMBER OF THE TOWN OF WEBB PLANNING BOARD

1999 – CHAIRMAN OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS FOE THE TOWN OF WEBB

OLD FORGE IS A RESORT VILLAGE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF WEBB N.Y. LOCATED IN THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS, WITH A POPULATION OF 1700 PERSONS THAT SWELLS TO APPROX. 20,000 IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. WE ARE ON THE FULTON CHAIN OF LAKES, IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, THE DEER ROAM FREE AND THE BEAR MAKE THEIR OCCASIONAL APPEARANCE, THE AIR IS FRESH AND WE GET VERY BRISK WINTERS THAT TURN OUR TOWN INTO A COURIER IVES LIKE PAINTING.

WE ARE NOW SEMI-RETIRED WE ARE OPEN IN JULY AND AUGUST FROM 11 AM TO 2 PM DAILY, DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WE MAKE OUR WOOD TOYS FOR SUMMERTIME SALE. IT IS A NICE LIFE.

I CAN SAY THAT KWSH PREPARED ME FOR THE WORLD, THE TEACHERS WERE GREAT, AS ALSO WERE THE STUDENTS. I HAVE CARVED OUT A VERY NICE LIFE WITH MY ARTWORK, I MUST THANK MISS PATRICIA MICOLOZJACK (I'M SURE I HAVE MESSED UP THE SPELLING) MY ART TEACHER, ALSO GEORGE STOCK FOR GIVING ME THE INTEREST TO DABBLE IN POLITICS, AND EVE STRONG FOR GIVING ME THE FLAIR FOR DRAMATICS, ALWAYS USEFUL IN POLITICS.

I THANK GOD THAT KWSH WAS THERE FOR ME.