Blurb Born in Winston-Salem, NC, my family moved back to the mountains when my Dad entered the navy in WWII.
Growing up on a farm and apple orchard taught me responsibility, good work habits, and a closeness to God which served me well all the days of my life..
This book is a collection of stories to depict different times and situations I have encountered throughout my life as I grew up in Flower Gap, and how this impacted my life right up to this day.
I was elected to the school board in 2004, and we were partners in a tax preparation service
I began selling life insurance and Medicare Supplements in 2008.
We sold the business after twenty-two years.
I remarried, bought a general store, and settled in a new career with my second wife.
After fifteen years as a principal and enduring an unsuccessful marriage, I changed professions and left my wife to explore other avenues and career paths.
I became principal of two schools at the age of twenty-six.
I was married after graduating from college, and we had one child.
I became an elementary school principal at the age of twenty-four.
I was the first in my family to attend college or get a Master\'s Degree.
This school burned in 1959, and I went to Hillsville High School from which I graduated.
I attended a one-room school for five years before moving to Lambsburg High School with grades 1-12.
I grew up in the rural, mountainous area of Flower Gap and surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
Blurb Born in Winston-Salem, NC, my family moved back to the mountains when my Dad entered the navy in WWII
