Larry Schwartz

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Larry Schwartz

Class of 1968

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Hello and Welcome!

You can email me at the following address:

leschwartz64@cox.net

My Biography

After graduation in the winter of 1968, I nearly joined the army’s helicopter pilot program. Several friends convinced me that I should rethink those plans so I continued in school at L.A. Valley College with a police science major and played football for the Monarchs.

Vivian Nunley (VHHS winter 1969) and I married in 1969. Our first son, Warren, was born in the fall. We both continued at Valley J.C. with our night classes. Viv received her AA as I continued and worked at Lockheed in Burbank. In May of 1972 I joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. I returned to Valley J.C. after the academy and finished with my AA degree. By 1973 we had our second son, Russell. At this time in our lives, we had moved from Sun Valley to Glendale to Van Nuys (buying our first house) and then to Canoga Park where we bought our second house. Viv graduated from CSUN and I attended CSULA. I graduated in 1978 with my B.S. (only taking ten years to complete my 4-year degree!). Viv went on to law school and has worked for Safeco Insurance Company since passing the California Bar. She manages the law offices in San Diego and one in San Bernardino. In 1990, we moved to San Clemente so Vivian could be closer to her work and I was still able to commute back to L.A. every day. We really enjoy living here and being so close to the beach. Our first night in our new house was disturbed a bit by the sounds of what we thought were dogs barking. We learned the next day from our neighbors that what we heard were seals! I said we were close to the beach.

I worked a variety of assignments on the Sheriff’s Department but the most interesting was the years at West Hollywood Station. I worked both as a patrol deputy, a training officer and in the station detective bureau. I promoted twice and have been a lieutenant for the last 11 years. After working another two patrol assignments I am now assigned to the Communications Center working on several radio and computer projects.

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Much of our free time is spent with our granddaughters on weekend camping trips with a group of close friends. I have been involved with ham radio off and on since junior high (my current call sign is N6OCM). After much prodding, I convinced Vivian to study and get her ham license (Technician Plus - KF6ZMD). Other interests include Dutch Oven cooking, reading US history, hunting and fishing. We got a tandem bicycle last year and really enjoy long rides along the coast.

Both our sons, Warren and Russell are married and live in Southern California. Russ has given us two lovely granddaughters. Russ has his own diesel repair business and Warren is about to open a restaurant in Hollywood on Melrose Avenue which will be called LACA.