Connie McCourt:  

After Carbon High, I graduated from C.E.U. in 1966 and B.Y.U. in 1968. I earned my M.Ed. in 1992 and completed the coursework for my Ed.D. in 1995. I taught for three years and then stayed home when our four children were small. We had foster children for a while (21) and reared one (a distant cousin) from age 14 to graduation. I returned to work in 1981 and retired two years ago from the school system after 30 years in the trenches. I taught and was an administrator for all grades, K-12. I served as a volunteer ambulance attendant for 11 years and was a member of the Control Board for the Utah State Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste for two years. Don McCourt and I have been happily married for almost 40 years. We have 5 children and 12 grandchildren with a set of twins (boy and girl) and another girl due in May. Don had all three types of polio when he was very young but was able to work as a heavy equipment mechanic, electrician and hydraulic specialist in the coal mines for 20 years. He retired on disability in 1995 and has been able to remain active now that he isn¿t doing such heavy work. We take care of Don's father who will soon be 91 and...Expand for more