When someone says, "Tell me about yourself..." I always laugh. I try to figure out what we might have in common. I grew up for 20 years in Marion, Ohio (the hometown of President Warren G Harding). We were poor. I was the youngest of 6 kids (plus many half-brothers and sisters). Then, I spent 24 years near Chicago working for UPS and Bank One/Chase. Then, I moved to NJ and DE for four years before moving to Scottsdale. My wife and I moved to the original Sun City ten years ago. I often have something in common with everyone I meet. Here is some of my background (in no specific order). AVIATION- I have been flying airplanes (off and on) for 42 years. I am a Certified Flight Instructor at Glendale, Arizona. MORTGAGE- I spent much of my career in the mortgage business. I am an instructor and handle Reverse Mortgages for folks in Arizona. REAL ESTATE- I am licensed in real estate. I buy apartment complexes. I am also an instructor through the Arizona Department of Real Estate authorized to instruct in Real Estate Legal Issues and Ethics. MUSIC- I played the trumpet for 20 years and still practice for TAPS events. I sang in a number of church choirs. I also sang in the barbershop chorus here in Arizona. BIBLE - I graduated from Bible college and taught for a Bible college. MILITARY- My family was all military. Due to a medical issue, I was not activated but became a Lieutenant Colonel with the Air Force Auxiliary and flew in cooperation with the Drug Enforcement Agency. WIDOWED - I was widowed after being with my (late) wife for 25 years. She endured 4 1/2 years of bresat cancer, bone cancer, skin cancer, and liver cancer. I'm happily married now to an Algebra teacher. HORSES - I showed my horse in 4H at the county fair as a teenager. I still wear cowboy boots and hat. MOTORCYCLE- You will see me around Sun City enjoying the sunshine. SKYDIVING - I went through jump school in Eloy, AZ. I also jumped in New Jersey and Casa Grande, AZ. AUTHOR AND SPEAKER - Author of "Overqualified/Underqualified" ROTARY - Paul Harris Fellow EXERCISE - I completed two half-marathons and a triathlon after I was widowed. I (literally) created a name tag titled "YOUR Instructor". I could go on, but you get the idea... Life is TOO SHORT! Let's chat sometime.
Hi, Wes! Jump on over to the General Discussion Forum. Lots of talk about, yep, Sun City! See you there!!
