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My name is Larry Wassman, QTH is Lacey, Washington. Lacey is about 60 miles southwest of Seattle. I was first licensed as KN7EEF in 1958. I upgraded to Technician as K7EEF within the year limit that was allowed for Novices in those days. I went away for college and I am sorry to say, that my ham radio interests had to take a back seat for a few years.  After college I got married and had children and the demands these activities placed on me left little time for other things. I was inactive and had no amateur license until 1985 when I was again reacquainted with the hobby through an employee of mine. I had understood that you could only be a novice one time in your life and had incorrectly assumed that I would have to start as a General and pass the 13 words per minute code test. Much to my surprise, I found that I could start again as a novice and progress again as I had started as a teenager. I took classes at a local ham club, OARS (Olympia Amateur Radio Society). I started as a novice in November of 1985 and passed my final Extra exam in February of 1986. I was assigned the call NV7J and used that call until 1997 when I elected to change my call to W3OZ. My name is pronounced like WOZman even though it is not spelled that way. I have been known as the WOZ for years and this is why I wanted the call W3OZ. I really wanted W7OZ, but that call was already assigned to someone else and was not available. 

I attended grade school at Spinning Grade School in Puyallup just across the street from our old house on 4th avenue. When I went to Junior High School it was still being held in the same building as the High School. I graduated from Puyallup High School in 1960. I attended the following college and universities. Centralia College, Washington State University, University of Puget Sound, and finally graduated from Bates College with a degree in Computer Sciences.  I later was elected to attend the University of Washington by my employer  for my MBA. The MBA program was paid for but because it was conducted as I worked full time, it took 7 years to complete. All in all it only took me a little over 12 years to accomplish what most smart students can do in 5. 

I met my first wife Jackie, in 1961. We were married June 21, 1963. Together we had three daughters. Tawni, Shelly and Sundee. They are all married now and have children of their own. You can see pictures of them on other parts of this page. I am going to look for my second wife, as soon as Jackie lets me, and I don't expect that will be soon.

My first job out of college was for the Boeing company as I beginning programmer. I then quit there to get a job closer to home and took a programmers position at the Nalley Food Processing company. I went to work for the State of Washington and worked in many programmer and systems analyst jobs until I became the data center manager for a the Washington State Patrol. Later this center became a stand alone entity that supported other state agencies like the Department of Corrections. I retired from state service December 31, 1995. I am currently driving a school bus for the North Thurston Public Schools. 

I now live in Lacey Washington with my wife Jackie, my dog Shep, and my fish Murf. Lacey has a population of about 32,000 and growing very fast. Lacey has no real industry other than a lot of strip-malls. There is Saint Martins college that has been here for a long time and students from all over the world attend. Lacey is very near Olympia the state capital, Fort Lewis and army base and McCord Field an air force base. Many people who are employed at one of these places live here in Lacey. The neighborhood we live in is right in the middle of about 5 lakes. At one time they tell  us that the 5 lakes where once all 1 lake. My home is kind of on a little knoll almost exactly in the middle of the lakes.