First Name Ron

Last Name Browne

Spouse Kathy

Address 416 South County Road 21

City, State Loveland, CO

Zip Code 80537-9160

Hm Phone 970-667-9562

Q1 What are some of your positive and some of your negative experiences with modern technology?

I worked at Hewlett-Packard as a photographer, illustrator, and graphic designer for 16 years. In my last few years, as a senior designer, I was given an Apple computer to do graphics. Not being a typist, it took me four times longer to do any typesetting or design work. Because it was not compatible with any of the Hewlett-Packard computers, nothing could be transposed or sent between computers. This great technological “advance” became the most frustrating and career-ending time of my working life. To this day, I hate computers!

Q2 What are some of your most memorable experiences?

As an officer in the Corp of Engineers in the U.S. Army, I spent some time jumping out of airplanes with the 101^st Airborne. I also served two tours in Vietnam working with the South Koreans in a Combat Tactical Operations Center near Cam Ranh Bay. All was not so bad however, as I was able to take R&R’s to Australia, Hong Kong, and twice to Japan. For extending for a second tour, the Army sent me on a 44-day, around the world trip, including a lot of Europe, Israel, India, and Thailand.

Q3 What fun activities/hobbies, etc. do you participate in?

I still bowl in leagues and have averaged 215 or higher for more than 20 years. I was the first bowler in Loveland to have an 800 series. I have had other 800’s along with several 300 games and at least ten 299’s, but that first 800 was special.

The other thing I collect is 1957 Chevy model cars. With over 100, and growing, it has become quite a unique collection. I owned a real 57 Chevy that I bought from David Morris in about 1963. It was my favorite car, but unfortunately, I sold it before entering the military in 1965.

Q4 What are some of the major changes in your life?

I met my wife, Kathy, at a place called the Merry-Axe, a nightclub here in Loveland. It has not existed for a long time, but in 1970, it was “the” place with great bands, good music, and dancing. Kathy was teaching art and humanities at Loveland High and had gone to CSU, which is where I was going. We will celebrate our 39^th anniversary on a cruise up the Inside Passage of Alaska with some of our classmates this September.

In 2012, Kathy and I will be toasting 20 years of putting together and escorting small groups to Europe (mostly). We have specialized in countries like Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Spain, and the British Isles, but have traveled to many others. I have been in all 50 states and over 50 foreign countries, yet I still enjoy traveling the world.