Retired with 30 years service from Verizon Telecommunications since June 30, 2009. The company was in the process of selling off to Frontier Communications here in West Virginia, so in order to keep my benefits and get the best "buyout," I left. Not currently employed, just living the "good life," enjoying grandchildren, walk 2 miles daily, mountain bike, caving/spelunking, fly fishing, sightseeing, shortwave listening, traveling, camping, hiking, computers, etc. Working on getting my "camp" fixed up in Summersville, WV. I hurt my back while shoveling heavy snow during the Winter of 2013-2014 bulging three disks in my lower back so I had to give up running. Still have much to occupy my time and looking forward to doing many new things too.
Best Friends Billy Vaughn, Jim Presley, Bill Butler, Gary Prichard, Searcy Davis, Bill Mitchell, Dallas Thompson, David Stobart, Patrick McAlpin,Iris Quezergue,Herb Willis,Jim Curtis,Aubrey Straughter, and many others
Other Memories Worked in the R&R Shop/Field Maintenance/Crash Recovery/Tire Shop; aircraft included: A7D Corsair II (SLUF), A37 Dragonfly, a few old C47's,T33,and a T29 were assigned there too, also worked on various transient aircraft including a Marine Harrier. We were to receive the A10 Warthog, but I decided to be an Inflight Refueling Operator and extended my enlistment under a Special Order so I would qualify.
