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Leon S Straus

11-19-2009
strausie18@aol.com

11-19-2009


Wife: Cheryl (Sarran) Straus
Children: Jon, age 38; Jen, age 33 -- both live in the Tampa, FL area
Dogs: Biscuit and Storm, Bichon Frises (litter mates, age 8 1/2)
Education: B.S. from Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH, in 1965
MS and Ph.D. in Physics from Georgetown University, Wash D.C., in 1970 and 1971
Work history: Navy Laboratory and Navy Intelligence, 1960 to 1972;
Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), a Navy contractor, 1972 to 2001.

We lived in Italy for 7+ years and in Japan for 2 years as part of this work experience. I retired from CNA in Jan 2001; I have worked about one-half time consulting with them since my retirement. Cheryl and I have been taking one or two cruises each year, some to fairly exotic places. We next are cruising from Singapore to Shanghai, China via Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Okinawa, late Nov to late Dec 2009.

We live in Broward County, site of the famous "hanging chad" fiasco of the 2000 election (we had yet to move here).

It's hard to believe that it's been almost 50 years. I wonder if we will recognize old friends and acquaintances; I do still have all my (ever-graying) hair!

06-01-2005

My wife, Cheryl, and I are retiring this December, and we will be on our way south to Coral Springs, FL. We sold our home in Rockville in August and are camping out in a 1-bedroom apartment until January.

It's been an interesting 40 years since Wheaton High. We've lived in Italy (3 times) and Japan. We have two children, a son aged 29 and a daughter aged 24.