John Gaffey Life History

Places I've lived


From
MM/YY 		To
MM/YY 		Residence Years Vehicles Owned Job
09/58 01/77
Coonrod 		18.3
  • Opel Kadett (orange and black)
    • Mike Asheline smashed up 3 weeks after I got it
  • Opel Kadett (gold)
  • Ford Torino (green)
    • 360 on Route 49
  • Chevy Impala (gold)
Food-A-Rama Summer 1974 to Fall 1976
Chicago Markets Fall 77 thru January 77
02/77 08/77 Houston TX / Holly Beach LA .5 Chevy Impala (gold)
Chicago Bridge & Iron Feb 1977 - Jun 1977
painted Apartments Jul 77 thru Aug 77
09/77 11/77 Camden (with brother Bill) .25 none
Camden Wire Oct 1977 - Nov 1977
11/77 06/78 Rochester (with Dave Rybicky and Bill Caprice) .5 none
Meat cutting plant Jan 1978
Packaged Custom Bathroom Sinks Feb 78 thru May 78
07/78 09/80 Coonrod (on the road mostly building silos) 2.2
  • Chevy Pickup
  • good ride for four years but
  • required a lot of body work
  • bondoed and painted it twice
  • (from green to green&yellow,
  • then grey)
Madison Silos Aug1978 - Summer 1980
09/80 05/84
  • Utica College Dorms
    • Freshman Year
      • 251 South with Wayne West & Greg Mayer
        1. Wayne pledged APD but dropped out of UC after Freshman Year
        2. Greg graduated from UC in 1984
    • Sophmore Fall Semester
      • Southern-end of Second Floor South; roomed with Jay Drost
      • Jay was APD Brother; dropped out of UC Sophmore Year
  • Frat House
    • Summer between Freshman & Sophmore Year
  • Oneida Square apartment with Mark Dygulski (APD Brother)
    • Cartoon apartment painted with mixed leftover paint
    • yellow & pumpkin = bright orange walls
    • electric blue radiator
    • violet and white ceiling
    • bright colors have psychological effect
    • Sophmore Spring
  • Fran's Apartment Building
    • Junior Year
      • Did repair work for Fran
      • Had to change apartments within building because of fire in above floor apartment
      • had custom Bar I built from Charlie Pavarini's loft and Bar stools Dad built from Opel seats
  • Irving Place
    • Taj Pendrak (APD Brother) , Jimmy Ureka (APD SUNY) & other SUNY student
    • Senior Year
3.66
  • Chevy Pickup
  • Opel (black - bought from Jeff)
Rome Air Development Center Summer 1981 - Spring 1984
Utica College Work Study - Media Center Sep 1980 thru Apr 1984
07/84 06/86 397 State St, Albany 2
  • Ford Escort
  • (red, bought from Mom)
    • cooked the engine on Thruway Christmas Eve 85
  • 86 Mercury Lynx Wagon
  • ( aqua, only car I ever bought brand new)
NYS Comptroller July 26, 1984 - Jan 14, 2008
NYS DEC Jan 14, 2008 - Jan 13, 2009
NYS Comptroller Jan 13, 2009 - April 2015
07/86 08/87
  • Western Ave near Partridge St
  • roomates
    • Mark Nally
    • Jeff Lanigan
    • Mila
2
  • 86 Mercury Lynx Wagon
  • Ford Extended Cab Truck (green)
    • brought from Dad to gut Mohawk St
09/87 04/94

  • 14 Mohawk Street, Albany
    • bought it in April, gutted it over Summer, moved in 9/1/87
    • roomates
      • Mila
      • Mark Nally (first year)
6.75
  • 86 Mercury Lynx Wagon
  • Ford Extended Cab Truck (green)

  • 92 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (red)
    • bought Thanksgiving 92
    • 18 K miles
    • traded Lynx plus $12 K
04/94 present 3 Elmwood Street, Albany 22
  • 92 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
    • drove for 13 years (93-05)
    • gave away with about 100 K miles
  • 99 Nissan Altima (Mila's Car)
  • 99 Dodge Intrepid (gold)
      • bought $2600 02/06 194 K miles
      • Clare totalled New Years Eve 09
  • 01 Volvo XC70 Wagon (gold)
    • bought $7500 01/09 92 K miles