Franz Weinschenk
Host, Valley Writers ReadFranz Weinschenk, his parents and his older brother Fritz were indeed lucky to get out of Germany just before World War II. For a while they lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Madera, CA. He graduated from Madera High and Fresno State. From 1948 to 1952 he taught at Edison High School in Fresno after which he was drafted and served in the US Army for two years.
After being discharged, he started teaching speech and English at Fresno City College. As the years passed, besides his teaching assignments, he was chosen to be the school's first yearbook adviser, their first debate coach, and the first Dean of the college's brand new Humanities Division, a job he held for 12 years. He retired from working full-time in 1980, but to this day continues teaching at least one evening class. From 1980 to 1988, he served as the director of the Volunteer Bureau of Fresno County. Franz has three children and lives with his wife Sally. He enjoys power walking, swimming and biking.
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