Arthur Cofresi

Interesting, Diverse with Multi-Careers
Photographer and writer

for Living Life…Boomer Style, Arthur Cofresi (Art) was born in San Francisco in Sept. 1949. He graduated from Balboa High School in 1967.

Career and Education:

He spent three years at a marine engineering trade school in Baltimore, Maryland and then spent over a year as an engine apprentice.  Cofresi sailed to West Africa, the West Coast of South America, Mexico, and all over the U.S. In 1970after recieving a Third Marine Engineer’s License in 1970, he joined the Navy.

Not done yet…he joined San Francisco Fire Dept. in 1974 and retired twenty-six years later as a Lt. in the Bureau of Fire Prevention.

Also, in the early ‘80s Cofresi served three years as a Med-Tech in an Aero-Medicvac Squadron at Travis AFB and flew on missions to Alaska, Hawaii, and the South Pacific. The industrious guy also worked several years for PG&E as an auxiliary engineer and lineman, and for AT&T as a construction splicer building DSL fiber optic plants. 

He received an A.A. Degree in History in 1994 from San Francisco City College.  Currently, he is planning to attend U.C. Davis for B.A. Degree in History.

Personal Life:

After his discharge from the navy, Cofresi met his wife, Linda, on a doorstep. They have been married 36 years; have two children, and three grandchildren.  His current job is babysitting granddaughters’ part time.
Of this he says, “Hardest job I ever had.”

Hobbies

Cofresi’ hobbies include photography and writing.  He has taken the last few months and dedicated it to finishing his book the Serapis. 

Serapis Synopsis

It’s the mid-1990s. The world is at peace, or is it?

Lurking just below the ocean surface is a state of the art, nuclear powered pirate ship. On board, a discredited Naval Commander out to redeem himself. Next to him, a beautiful, gifted computer programmer seeking her own identity. Before them resides a bounty of untapped resources for the taking. The Navy’s of the world have been scaled back and the time is ripe to take advantage of these circumstances, but for what purpose?
Behind the scenes is a cartel. Its little known operation affects every person on the planet and soon, it will hold the world hostage. Caught in the middle are the ambitious captain, his love, and the torrid romance they travel the world to consummate. And, ever lurking in the background are the puppet masters, who hold the destiny of the lovers, the crew, and the world in the bowels of the ‘Serapis.’