These pages will provide a brief outline of who I am and what I've done with my life so far. Basically, I was born in Sioux City, Iowa in 1935 and currently live in Covina, California. I have retired from a 32 year career in computer software, am married and have five adult children. I have divided this into four parts of my life as indicated by the chapters below.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 - Early Years
Chapter 2 - College and Military Years
Chapter 3 - Career Years
Chapter 4 - Retirement Years
| OTHER WEB PAGES I HAVE DEVELOPED | |
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| Ryal Haakenson's Home Page | My home page. The glue that holds the rest of these pages together along with my guestbook, plus some links. |
| The Haakenson Family | Brief biographical sketches of members of my family. Daughters-in-law and sons-in-law will be included when sufficient information has been retrieved. |
| Experiences of a Hollywood Extra | A book which I have written about my experiences working as an extra in movies and television. |
| My Experiences in the Army | An account of the experiences I had while serving in the US Army toward the tail end of the Korean War, both on duty and off duty. |
| The Girls of Holiday on Ice - Circa 1957 & 1958 | Some experiences I had with chorus girls from the Holiday on Ice professional ice skating show during the summers of 1957 and 1958. |
| Are you left handed or right handed? | People who write with one hand and throw a ball with the other. |
| Do you look too YOUNG? | A few examples of how young people can be discriminated against because they look very young for their age. |
