Michael R. Garcia was born in Alamosa and raised in Conejos, one of the earliest settlements in Colorado. Many of his ancestors were the earliest settlers of San Luis Valley. Michael inherited many family photographs and was compelled to share these and the history of his family. It is a fascinating historical and biographical sketch of his ancestors' families who had their beginnings in New Mexico and Colorado and a record of their

contributions to the development of the southern part of the state. included are his mother's and his wife's families. Over two hundred photographs help tell the stories of these amazing individuals.

Formato	Tapa suave
Número de Páginas	186
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	Carcel Publishing
Fecha de Publicación	2022-11-19
Dimensiones	9.0" x 6.0" x 0.51" pulgadas
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	No

Garcia, Michael R.

Michael R. Garcia was born in the San Luis Valley and attended Conejos Elementary School until the fourth grade and then transferred to the Antonito schools and graduated from Antonito High School in 1971. He then enlisted in the US Navy where he was trained to work on data processing equipment and operate large scale computers.On completion of his military service he attended Adams State College and then moved to Denver and attended Metropolitan State College. He started his technical career with the City and County of Denver as a computer operator. He was accepted into the Computer Programmer Trainee program. After his training and a budget cut, he transferred to Denver Department of Social Services where he worked as an information systems analyst.In 1983 an opening for a Programmer Analyst became available at Lowry Air Force Base working on the Air Force Pay system. From 1983 until 2012 he worked on the Military Pay System as a software engineer and systems analyst. He moved to Indianapolis in 2009 and retired November 2012 as Manager of Software Engineering for the Defense Joint Military Pay System (DJMS.) Upon retiring Michael and his wife Susanne moved to Pueblo West, CO in 2013.