We're from a small community in NC. I went to Wake Forest University on a partial baseball scholarship and my wife went to East Carolina University. As a young boy that was part of a rural farm family, my first baseball was a corn cob and my bat was a tobacco stick. I started in center-field for Campbell JC and Wake Forest with borrowed cleats and glove and was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1950. I was in the US Army at Fort Jackson, SC during the Korean War (while there, I played baseball against Willie Mays (post vs. post to entertain the troops) and I hit a fly ball that hit him in the head when the sun got in his eyes and I played some professional baseball in Nova Scotia, Canada and Edenton, NC. We are both retired public school teachers. I was a US history teacher, driver's education teacher, a baseball and basketball coach and a principal for most of my career. My wife taught 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade and taught 3rd most of her career. We both taught Sunday school at our local church for 30+ years. I was a Deacon, choir member and church moderator for around 63 years. I retired in 1985 and then sold real estate for 20 years. My wife retired in 1991; she took off 7 years while our children were young.
I've been a member of Lions Club International since 1967 and a charter member and 3 time president of our local club. I won the International Melvin Jones Fellow Award for Humanitarian Services in 1991. I also served on the local school board for 8 years after retiring. We support our local public school and attend many sporting events there.
Our son Chris has handled our rentals and much of the upkeep since we purchased the condo.