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George's Story
George's Story
George's Story
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The true story of how George, the eleventh child born to Swiss immigrants in the mountains of Colorado grew up, experiencing the rugged life of hunting and fishing for food and the enjoying the care and nurturing of a large and loving family. He was tthe only one graduating from the eighth grade in Marble, Colorado and finished high school in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. He gained great experience working in a variety of jobs before being drafted into the US Army. He spent two years in the field artillery, much of it in Korea during the Korean War, rising from Private to Sergeant First Class. Using the GI Bill, he graduated from the University of Colorado with a BS Degree in Civil Engineering. He spent 38 years in key engineering positions with the California Department of Water Resources, the US Section, International Boundary and Water Commission, the State Water Contractors and the World Bank. He is a rigistered Professional Civil Engineer in California and Texas. He is now retired in McKInney, Texas.
LanguageEnglish
PublisheriUniverse
Release dateNov 10, 2010
ISBN9781450249386
George's Story
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George Baumli

George Baumli was the eleventh child born to Swiss immigrants in the mountains of western Colorado. He went to elementary school in Marble and to high school in Glenwood Springs. He worked in a variety of jobs before being drafted into the US Army and serving in the Korean War. He used the GI Bill to get a BS Degree inCivil Engineering from the University of Colorado. He spent 21 years with the California Department of Water Resources, helping develope the State Water Project, working his way up to Principal Engineer. After that, He served 10 years in a high level engineering position with the US Section, International Boundary and Water Commision helping resolve US-Mexico border water issues. He returned to Sacramento as General Manager of the State Water Contrtactors, representing the 27 major agencies that purchase water from the State Water Project and serving some 20 million Californians. He is now retired and lives with his wife of 56 years in McKinney, Texas. George and Mary Jo have three sons and five grandchildren.

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