Articles written by Roxane Mccosh

Roxane McCosh, contributing writer|Apr 2, 2022

James "Jim" Gillen has been a fixture around Tehachapi for 23 years. He grew up in Colorado Springs, then joined the Air Force for six years. While in the service, he fell in love with the beauty of California and moved to the South Bay. He met his first wife when they worked together at Fedco. After they were married, they had two children and Jim attended Long Beach State University, majoring in manufacturing and engineering aerospace. Later he got a job with Garrett Air Research (which later...