Background
Saari, Albin Toivo was born on March 16, 1930 in Rochester, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Toivo Nickoli and Gertrude Johanna (Hill) Saari.
Saari, Albin Toivo was born on March 16, 1930 in Rochester, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Toivo Nickoli and Gertrude Johanna (Hill) Saari.
Student, Centralia Community College, Washington, 1950-1951; AS in Electronic Technology, Washington Technology Institute, Seattle, 1958; Bachelor in Communications, Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, 1977.
Electronic technician, Boeing Company, Seattle, 1956-1959; field engineer, Radio Corporation of America, Van Nuys, California, 1959-1961; tv engineer, General Dynamics, San Diego, 1961-1965; tv engineer, Boeing Company, Seattle, 1965-1970; manager electronic maintenance and engineering, Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, since 1970. Member of advisory board KAOS-FM Radio, Olympia, 1979-1982, New Market Vocational Skills Center, Tumwater, Washington, since 1985, South Puget Sound Cmty. College, Olympia.
Soccer coach King County Boys Club, Federal Way, Washington, 1968-1970, Thurston County Youth Soccer, Olympia, 1973-1978. With United States Air Force, 1951-1955. Member Society Broadcast Engineers (chairman 1975-1977), Society of Motion Picture and television Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Audio Engineering Society, Tele-Communications Association, Association Public Safety Communications Officers.
Married Patricia Ramona Rudig, February 1, 1958. Children: Kenneth, Katherine, Steven, Marlene, Bruce.