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About |
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| Name | John Gaydos |
| Date of Birth | 1946 |
| Home Town | Lakewood, OH, US |
| Other City | Coventry, RI, US |
| Interests | Teaching schools of kids and adults about Conan the Grammarian, Doing orthodonture (wiring branches together) to an 18 foot christmas tree, Building a triple decker tree house and horse swing, Making 7 foot tall kites with straws, string and tissue paper, Making Ukranian eggs with names in the shape of Santa beards and birds, Reading and playing dot games with grandchildren, Getting kids and parents excited about trilobites, Drawing pictures of family members and flowers, Making yummy corn waffles, caramel balls and virgin strawberry daiquiris, Creating 20 foot tall hanging valentine gifts, Developing 15 part scavenger hunts for his daughters |
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Family |
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| Significant Other | Marian Gaydos |
| Siblings | Dorothy Miller, Eleanor Kostak, Jody Amsden, Maryanne Ratica |
| Parents | Anna Ratica, John Michael Gaydos |
| Children | Heather Gaydos, Lindsey Gaydos, Megan Gaydos |
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Milestones |
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| 1946 | Born to Anna and John, youngest sibling of 4 sisters | ||
| 1960 - 1964 | Lakewood High School, High School Degree | ||
| 1964 - 1968 | Brown University, Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts and Comparative Literature | ||
| 1968 - 1971 | Teacher and Volunteer in Iran, US Peace Corps | ||
| 1968 - 2018 | Educator Extraordinaire | ||
| 1971 | Adopts Mohammed as younger brother, moves Mo to U.S. | ||
| 1972 | Meets Marian in graduate school | ||
| 1972 - 1974 | Case Western Reserve University, Masters in Teaching | ||
| 1973 | Marries Marian in Cleveland, OH | ||
| 1973 - 1974 | High School Teacher, Cleveland High School | ||
| 1974 | Moves to New Hampshire with Marian | ||
| 1975 - 1979 | Elementary School Teacher, Atkinson Elementary School | ||
| 1976 | Daughter Megan is born | ||
| 1979 | Daughter Heather is born | ||
| 1980 - 2008 | Middle School Teacher, Timberlane Regional Middle School | ||
| 1986 | Daughter Lindsey is born | ||
| 1990 | Receives Walmart Teacher of the Year award?? | ||
| 1990 | Other teaching award | ||
| 1990 | Other teaching award | ||
| 2000 | Starts accompanying Marian with her beaded jewelry business to craft shows | ||
| 2010 - 2017 | Fossil dealer, U Ole Fossil | ||
| 2012 | Granddaughter Citlalli is born | ||
| 2014 | First detected prostate cancer | ||
| 2015 | Granddaughter Kiren is born | ||
| 2015 | Moves to Coventry, RI | ||
| 2017 | Granddaughter Jinora is born | ||
