John Blake Peterson ¹

   Another name for John is JB.

  Events in his life were:

• Military Service: United States Air Force 1957 - 1961 and 1961 - 1965, 31 May 1957-24 Feb 1961. ¹ Honorably discharged from the United States Navy on 30 May 1957 at Great Lakes, Illinois.

Joined the United States Air Force on 31 May 1957 at Chicago, Illinois.
Basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas
Ground Radio Repairman school at Scott AFB, Illinois from Aug 1957 to Jan 1958.
Ground Communications Equipment Repairman school at March AFB, California from Mar 1958 to Jun 1958.
Assigned to the 6950th Radio Group Mobile, United States Air Force Security Service, Chicksands AFB, near Bedford, Bedfordshire, England from Jul 1958 to Feb 1961.
Reenlisted in the United States Air Force on 24 Jul 1961.
Assigned to Point Arena Radar Site, Point Arena, California.

• Education: Santa Rosa Junior College, 1961/1962, Point Arena, Mendocino, California, USA. ¹ Attended Santa Rosa Junior College classes while stationed at Point Arena Air Force Base.

• Education: University of Maryland, 1963/1965, Harmon AFB, Newfoundland, Canada. ¹ Attended University of Maryland while stationed at West Bay Transmitter Site.

• Education: University of Florida, 1966, Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, USA. ¹ Attended University of Florida two trimesters.

• Education: Western Illinois University, 1967/1968, Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, USA. ¹ Living at Collins Trailer Park.

• Employment: IBM Customer Engineer, 16 Feb 1968, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA. ¹ I was attending Western Illinois University at Macomb and my education fund was nearly exhausted. I found a job listing in the Peoria Journal Star for a technical position with IBM Corporation in Peoria. I responded to the ad in interviewed at IBM's Peoria branch office.

• Education: Bradley University, 1972/1974, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA. ¹ Took courses at Bradley University while working for IBM Corporation.

• Residence: 5110 Crystal Bay Drive, 1974/1979, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA. ¹ Moved to Houston on 5 May 1974 from Washington, Illinois, to work for the Harris County Data Processing Department which had just been formed. I was the Sr. Systems Programmer on a staff of three systems programmers who installed the departments first operating system.

• Employment: Harris County Data Processing Department, Senior Systems Programmer, 5 May 1974, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA. ¹ In December 1973 we shoveled the driveway clear of snow, drove to the station in Peoria and took the train to Houston. We spent Christmas with my sister Maida and enjoyed barbecue on the patio Christmas day. After we returned to Peoria, Maida sent the Houston Chronicle want-ads and therein was an ad for a Sr. Systems Programming position with the Harris County Data Processing Department. I responded with my resume and within a week received a phone call from Alan Patterson. Alan was the Technical Support manager for the newly formed department and arranged to come to Peoria to interview me. The interview went well and within a few days Alan called to offer me the position of Sr. Systems Programmer which I accepted.

• Education: University of Houston, 1975/1976, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA. ¹ Attended University of Houston while working for Harris County Data Processing Department.

• Residence: 2244 West Alabama, Cir 1979, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA. ¹ College Entrance Examination Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores were sent to 2244 West Alabama, Apt D, Houston, TX 77098. SAT scores were Verbal-706, Mathematical-667, Total-1373.

• Residence: 8425 Hearth Drive, 1979, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA. ¹ 8425 Hearth Drive #35
Houston, TX 77054

• Residence: 5465 Braesvalley, 6 Mar 1984, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA. ¹ This address was found on an envelope from the Veterans Administration that was addressed to me at 5465 Braesvalley #622, Houston, TX 77096.

• Employment: BMC Software, Inc. Product Support Representative, 15 Mar 1993, Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA. ¹ Marianne Klimas a friend and headhunter called to ask if I would be interested in interviewing with BMC Software for a product support position in Denver. I was working for Amdahl in Houston at the time and had interviewed with BMC a number of times in the past. The interview was conducted informally at Papadeaux's Restaurant in Sugar Land. I lunched with Gary Tiexiera and Calvin Guidry and they explained the opening in the BMC Denver office. I expressed my interest and willingness to relocate to Denver and the next day Marianne called to say I had been hired. I left for Denver by car on March 12th and arrived there on Sunday, March 14th. That evening I had dinner with Frank Curecia, my manager, and Jim Gulbranson and Harry Smith, support reps who worked for Frank. I started work on Monday, March 15th.

John married Private

John next married Private

  Events in their marriage were:

• Marriage: Wedding Photo, 31 Aug 1986, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.