Joseph P McMahon

Commissioner Boys

USAF cadet and pilot, 1962-1972; Engineering Degree 1972-1973; Consulting engineer, 1973-78; Attorney, facilitator, arbitrator, mediator; 1978-present

South Pasadena Junior High

California, South Viet Nam; East Anglia, England; Denver

Move to So Pas from Arizona in about 1957; after SPHS joined the USAF and went to the USAF Academy expecting to become an aerospace engineer but the Viet Nam war came along and I got diverted into being a fighter pilot in Viet Nam and then in Europe (somewhat now in reflection what I see as my lost decade). Jean and I married right after I returned from Viet Nam and lived in the United Kingdom for 3+ year.

Then moved to Denver for graduate school in engineering and later in law. I spent 24 years at a large law firm before going to a solo practice in mediation, arbitration and facilitation.

We have been in the same house in central Denver for now over 40 years - in an older section of Denver with lots in walking distance.

Moved there in 1957, and I think there was a McMahon child at SPHS continually for about 20 years.

Strange coincidence is that a USAF chaplain and family friend of 35+yrs was assigned to work at Holy Family in So Pas

Pat McMahon Cracchiola, Michael McMahon, Kathleen McMahon, Mary McMahon, John McMahon

It is very nice to have such fond memories of SPHS; some friends seemed to have endured high school, but it seemed at So Pas was very enjoyable. Good friends and memories. I suppose in candor too much importance was placed (or I placed to much) on football. Seemed very important at the time.