It’s been an incredible journey since 1972 and a life that I have enjoyed since. After graduating from Hale and a year at Northeastern State College in Tahlequah I enlisted for six years in the US Coast Guard (4 active and 2 active reserves) where I finally grew up and began to recognize opportunities that are offered to us in our lifetime. One was taking advantage of the GI Bill, so in 1978 I enrolled at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Ar. After graduation I moved to Ft. Worth to do graduate work at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and North Texas State University. While there I met a lovely Southern Bell (U of Georgia graduate) named Elizabeth and we were married in 1983.

 

Since then we have moved to Georgia (1988) and have been privileged to raise three outstanding daughters, Rachel, Lauren and Amy. Rachel, a junior, attends college at UGA and Lauren, a sophomore, is on athletic scholarship at Georgia Military College. Amy is in the eighth grade and will be with us a few more years. I am not sure if I can handle being an empty nester.

 

Elizabeth teaches fourth grade and is working on her Specialist in Technology degree (kind of like a doctorate) and I manage a Disaster Recovery business that focuses on Business Continuity for Banks. We prepare them for the calamity, stand by them during the adversity and lift them back on their feet afterwards. Our hope is that if you are one of their customers you will never know the difference between “activation” or what’s considered “business as usual”. Needless to say since 911 occurred and the horrific storms we’ve encountered the past years its been very busy.