Jack’s Golden Years

About me

I was born and raised in Northeast Philadelphia. I attended Northeast High School and Temple University. My first job was as a research technician at the Institute for Cancer Research, where I met my wife, Eva. We both subsequently got jobs at the Merck pharmaceutical company. I started as a lab technician in Virology Control, followed by short stints in Environmental Control and Process Validation, before finding a home in Worldwide Product Safety, where I went on to become the Director of Adverse Event Information Management. After a 31-year career at Merck, I took an early retirement. After a short time doing some pharmaceutical consulting, I found a second career at the Sellersville Theater as house manager and volunteer coordinator, where I worked with many of my favorite musicians. I have since retired from that job as well, so I am free to do what I enjoy most- spending time with family, traveling, attending sporting events and concerts, hiking, and focusing on my health and wellness, including supporting prostate cancer awareness. Subscribe to my blog below to follow along as a write about my experiences living life in my “golden years”.

  • Bleecker Street

    “This is life on Bleecker StreetWhere the tourists shuffle to a boom box beatOld men sit and stare at their feetThis is life on Bleecker StreetAll kinds of…

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  • Live Like It’s Your Last Day

    “Live like it’s your last daySing karaoke and sip some RoséThis won’t last foreverBut if you’re cleverYou just might sail awayAnd live like it’s your last day” I…

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  • Friends

    “We’ve been friends now for so many yearsWe’ve been together through the good times and the tearsTurned each other on to the good things that life has to…

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  • My Beacon

    “I’ve sailed the oceans and all Seven SeasI’ve been separated by all Six DegreesWhen breaking my bones or just skinning my kneesYou’ve always been such a comfort to…

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  • Lunchtime Fun in my Golden Years

    In 2023, I set an unusual goal for myself- to treat a different musician to lunch every week. I saw plenty of bands in my younger days but…

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  • Learning Japanese

    “Well, I’m starin’ at my Sony, a-drinkin’ Kirin beer.I had a nickel in my pocket when it all came clear.I hopped into my Honda, it’s a little bitty…

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