Apr 24
Dolph Hargis Wife Irene Hargis
Owned Alert Alarm Was also A& H Electric
They lived on Bridge road in San Leandro off estudillo
He had a son and two daughters
Roger Pam Joyce (Hargis)
Pam = mental illness
Alert Alarm 995 Williams St San Leandro
Pre MC versus post MC
Dolph helped me soldering assembling
Dale Gant Unisec, electronics design Ultrasonic
Dale Killed in Puerto Rico
Sonitrol system I designed.A
Jerry Guggemos Laney department head offered me a choice of Job referrals One in Richmond as a Radar tech and t e other in San Leandro doing security work Alarm tech
I remember the interview when the technician (John) A guy a couple years older then me , Asked a bunch of quesitons and then comically want into the next office which was just a partition . Dolph asked him If I knew anything and John said "I think he knows more than I do"
Later that came up in conversation between me and John at lunch. Where John expressed some concern that I would take his position because I was better educated. I said Look you share your knowledge and I'll share mine and we will both do better. If you choose to not share, I'll know what I know and then I'll learn what you know . That's the way I'll pass you up.
He smiled and we helped each other.
Quick memory of a few vehicle events.
They had three vehicles. one old Phone truck late 40's early 50's lucky if it could do 50mph. Hated that truck.
The other was a Dodge power wagon with a 318 v8 with side bins.
I remember pulling out of the yard and into the intersection of Williams and (995) when the side bin opened up and dumped a few thousand screws into the street. we blocked traffic and swept up the screws no flats were had. (My screw up)
They also had a Valiant Station Wagon. I had a lot of calls and needed gas but put it off. Finally I decided to stop coming down park Blvd from Mountain Blvd in Oakland As I rolled down the hill the engine stopped and I coasted right into the gas station right to the pump..Smiled
Memories are a bit scattered I recall leaving to go mining and coming back injured (MC accident)
In my poorest times recovering Dolph came otthe rescue and offered me $5.00 a board to sloder power supply boards together assembly work. This when i was still recovering and coud not yet work
Later in LIfe Dolph was very old, earlyl 90's I would occasionally visit him at home and just take him for drives around San Leandro. Dolph was blind in one eye and in later years could not drive. I felt good about being able to help him around town. Drove him in my 89 Mustang
Dale Gant story .. deserves its own article
