Popeye

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Hi, my name is Richard William Erickson, better known as "Popeye" to all my friends and acquaintances.

"The Real Popeye"

A little about the man behind the name

I was born on December 14, 1942, (hmm, that makes me 55 years old) and very happy to be around.

I am a reformed smoker with a long medical history of heart problems including 2 heart surgeries. I had a valve replacement and now live with a pacemaker. The smoking was closing the arteries in my neck due to the tar and nicotine. My message to all is, please don't smoke... if you do, please QUIT! You only have one life to live, live it to the fullest!

Presently, I am enrolled in college spending many long hours taking Computer Science courses to better myself for this new age of computers.

Jolita, (Goofy to friends and acquaintances) my partner in life, is my ex-wife but have very recently reconciled. She has stood by me through thick and thin, and I by her... and sometimes time and space can make the difference between love ... or lost.

Jolita and I met in 1978 in a, believe it or not, Taxi cab lot. She was the owner of the cab looking for a night driver. Behold, there I was not only to accept the driver position, but I also swept the sweet lady right off her feet!

"Romeo meets Jolita"