Michael Colson

Profile Updated: July 5, 2014

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Class Year:

1974

Residing In:

Kamuela, HI USA

Spouse/Partner:

Jane

Homepage:

workforcethrive.com
vettrauma.org

Occupation:

Doctor - ER. Trauma and Acute Care and Public Heal

Military Service:

USMC and USN - CDR

Martial Status:

Married

Children:

Pieter 1984 Luke 1988

What did you want to do or think you were going to do when you finished high school:

Teacher overseas

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Still have family around Dearborn Heights:

Yes

Which Classmates are you still in touch with:

Rick Callus, Rick Altobello, Scott Davis, Ron Panetta, Don Frasier

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Did you have any nicknames in school:

Mike

What are your favorite memories of high school:

The WEO gang and impersonating Shanana in our senior year.

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Favorite Teacher(s):

Tom Tate, Mr Hamrick

What street(s) did you live on in the Heights:

Evangeline

My Siblings:

Donita, Doug, John, James, and Suzanne Colson

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What other schools did you attend in Dearborn Heights:

Brainard
Haston

Biggest thing you would do differently if you went back to your time at CHS:

Be the kicker for the football team

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What are your worst memories of high school:

Winning a Regional Tennis Champoionship and then, during an in school celebratory run throiugh the halls, sliced off my left hand by going through a window

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Favorite Song(s) from back in the day:

Knights in White Satin

First concert you attended and location:

none

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Anything else we should know:

nope

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Comments:

Taught, lived in S Africa for 15 years doing refugee work, joined military as special staff officer serving in multiple regions including Iraq and Afghanistan. Retired in 2006 and then practiced at VA Hospital in Seattle. Then retired again and moved to our ranch on the Big island of Hawaii. I still do locum work with Dept of Health, Vulnerable Child programming in Hawaii schools, and cattle ranch.

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