- Bob Pallat
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Karen and I
are both Maple Heights graduates. Karen (Novak) graduated
the following year (1965) We started dating during my
senior year. I joined the Navy and we kept in touch via
mail I proposed via a telephone conversation from a USO
phone booth, and we married in 1965 after she graduated. We
are both retired from our civilian occupation. I retired
from the Mentor Police Department, and she from the Cuyahoga
County Public Defenders. When we were both back home in
Ohio and the children were older, I joined the Navy Reserves
in 1985 and Karen joined in 1987. We are both Chief Petty
Officers. I am with a Guided Missile Frigate Support unit,
of which I've done several extended active duty
deployments. Karen has been with a JAG unit, and likewise
has done several active duty extended deployments. Our
daughter, Tamara, is married to Dave Thompson and they live
in Garfield Heights. My son Rob is on active duty in the
Navy and is on shore rotation from the USS ENTERPRISE, and
is now at China Lake, CA.
