Col. William Patrick Drugan Sr. ^{4 5 6 7}

  General Notes:

(Email May 2012)

Hey Brian! What a terrific job you are doing researching the genealogy of the families. It is something that I thought I would be doing when I retired from my 27-year Air Force career. But then there followed a 11-year career with GTE before retiring for the second time. Then when many companies with whom I had relationships over the years started calling me about doing consulting work for them, I started my third career with my own consulting business that I finally retired from after 5-years. Although all the kids were gone from the house when I started consulting and I was able to have Jackie accompany me to the cities where I did the consulting, it was difficult to be away from beautiful Colorado Springs so often. The first consulting job I accepted was with SW Bell Telephone HQ in St. Louis. The pay was outstanding and they put Jackie and I up in a beautiful hotel 12th floor suite looking out a large bay window at the St Louis landmark, the Arch, and Mississippi River. The HQ where I worked was a nice 10-block walk through downtown St Louis. What initially was about a 7-week job, turned into a 7-month job when they asked me to stay to run their entire 22-person proposal team. I learned to love St. Louis, i.e., beautiful city, great people, lots to do, fine restaurants, and major league sports We were 2-blocks from Bush Stadium (Cardinals). Also we were about a mile from Bush Brewery (toured often every time one of the kids and their families, and others came to visit us). We were only a 1-1/2 hour drive to visit sister Ruth in Springfield, IL. And finally, St. Louis is a big city with many small town activities right downtown, i.e., six large parades, weekly concerts and go-cart races while we were there. Didn't mean to go into this detail but thought it might show up in the Drugan genealogy someday. Well anyhow Brian, keep up the tremendous work. I know the satisfaction you must get out of doing all this for us Drugans. We all appreciate it greatly.

Uncle Bill
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He received a degree in B.A. In Teaching from Winona State College in Winona, MN. ^{2 4}

• He worked as a Draftsman. ^{2 4}

• He worked as a House Building General Contractor. ^{2 4}

• He worked as a House Insulation Crew. ^{2 4}

• He worked as a Newspaper Circulation Dept Assistant. ^{2 4}

• He worked as a Printing Press Operator. ^{2 4}

• He worked as a Professional Baseball Player. ^{2 4}

• He worked as a Railroad Bridge Crew Worker. ^{2 4}

• He worked as a Roofer. ^{2 4}

• He worked as a Salesman. ^{2 4}

• He was described as brown eyes, brown hair. ^{2 4}

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Winona, MN on 14 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 29, Family 355, Roll 1135
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota
552 West 4th Street; Rent $25
William Drugan..Son..11m..MN

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Winona, MN on 9 April 1940. ⁶

1940 US Census
Sheet 8B, Roll 1969, District 85-30A, Family 170
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota
618 West Howard Street; house rented $18
same place in 1935
William Drugan..Son..11..MN..4th grade

(Living with step-father and mother.)
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• He was educated at Winona Senior High School about 1947 in Winona, MN. ^{2 4}

• Photo: Abt 1949, Baraboo, WI.

• 1950 US Census: 10 April 1950, in Winona, MN. ⁷ District 85-37, Family 113, Page 12,13
Winona, Winona, Minnesota
1603 North Fifth Street
William P. Drugan..Stepson..20..MN

(Living at home with mother and step-father, 1 brother, 1 sister, and 1 niece)
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• Military: US Air Force, Between 1951 and 1978. ^{2 4} Colonel, U.S. Air Force; Served with the US Air Force from 1951-1978 during the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts.
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• He worked as a Colonel in the US Air Force from 1951 to 1978. ⁴

• He worked as a Manager/Director of GTE Telecom Inc. From 1979 to 1990. ^{2 4}

• He worked as an Owner, Telecommunications Consulting Business in 1993. ^{2 4}

• He retired in 1995.

• Photo: 9 May 2004.

William married Jacqueline Joan McDaniels, daughter of Joseph McDaniels and Alberta Cairney, on 29 December 1951 in Minneapolis, MN.^{1 2 4} (Jacqueline Joan McDaniels was born on 16 January 1931 in Morris, MN ^{2 4} and died on an unknown date.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They resided at 1220 Barron Street in January 1952 in Waco, TX.
A Winona newspaper wedding announcement gave their address as 1220 Barron Street.

• They resided in Georgia in June 2004.
In June 2004, they resided at Lake Oconee, East of Atlanta, South of Athens, and West of Augusta Georgia.
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  Marriage Notes:

Married at Saint Stephen's Church, Minneapolis, MN
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