Terry Reams Speaks Up about Life

BIO OF TERRY REAMS

I was born and raised in Yakima, went to Barge Lincoln Elementary (even though I started first and second grades in Danvers Mass., my mothers home town area) , Washington Jr. High, then A.C. Davis Sr. High school. I went into the Marine Corps, during the Viet Nam era, for a couple years and graduated from school as a Mechanic on the F-4 fighter jets and then CH-46 Helicopter and was stationed on the CH-53 Helicopters in the Ugly Angels squadron of New River, N.C.
After my discharge from the Marines, I came home and I graduated from Yakima Valley College and also enlisted for a couple years in the Washington National Guard in communications to help with raising a family and going to college at the same time. I then graduated from J. M. Perry in 1976 from the Instrumentation Department and secured a job with Weyerhaeuser in Longview, WA. I worked there for 29 years, first as an Instrument Technician, and later added to that Industrial Electrician. In time I became the Electrical and Instrument Assistant Forman for 13 years and eventually on to RW Paper Companies Distributive Control Engineer for the remainder of my years of service as well as the medical first responder.
I married in 1972 to my loving wife Connie Dubuque and we had three great children, our oldest has now been in the Air Force for 15 years and is a Master Sgt. Our second son is a Computer Engineer for Intel and travels where ever needed in the world, our daughter is working on her Nursing degree and gave us our granddaughter Jade, whom has her grandfathers wrapped around her finger.
We now live in Castle Rock WA., on a small ranch (Red Dog Ranch) which at first, when the children were still at home, we had five horses and about 20 head of cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, rabbits etc.. Now that they are grown and on their own, we now have what I call an Antenna farm with 24 antennas and no animals to feed.
I now am involved in doing Emergency Response and Communication for the DEM of Cowlitz Co., RACES, ARES, ERC, CERT, Skywarn, Search and Rescue ELT as well as Project life saver and many Traffic Control Nets and serving as net control operator on many nets.
Some of my interests and hobbies are reenacting with the Civil War Marines, Continental Marines, Cowboy Action Shooting and fast Draw, and The Scottish Clan McGregor, hunting, hiking and my 50’s cars, reading, as well as shooting on my own shooting range.
I have been the Commandant and now the Chaplin for the Marine Corps League, as well as Resolutions officer, and Devil Dog Vice Commander, Honor and Color Guard Commander for the American Legion as will as Vice Commander, and competing in 50 Caliber Shooting Competitions, and was southwest Washington’s Bigfoot investigator.
Connie and I were the Kelso highlander festival and Parades Chairmen and still very active in that.
I hold the Priesthood in my church and have had many different assignments over the years such as Genealogy Specialist, Young men’s President, Boy Scout Chairman and Scoutmaster, Sunday School 2nd Councilor, Audio/Visual Specialist, Ward assistant Clerk, MIA Dance instructor, Ward Missionary, Gospel Essentials Teacher, Emergency Preparedness and Communications Specialist.
I am retired from Weyerhaeuser and as you can see very active.