Dave Johnson:  

October 24, 2013 Here's the digest version of my bio: After graduation from Westlake HS in 1974, I attended Texas A&M until December 1979. I did not graduate, having lost all but 3 hour of one semester to mono and then losing interest in my chosen major. When Jack-in-the Box enticed my first wife and me with the promise of quick advancement to managerial positions for both of us, we left College Station for Houston and a (not so)surprisingly frustrating tenure with that company. My marriage ended about the same time as the job with Jack and I moved on to a much more rewarding career as an air traffic control specialist at Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center (thats the facility that provides radar air traffic control over much of the southeast, from Ft. Stockton to Pensacola). I met my second wife at work and enjoyed both a great career with a mostly fantastic team of fellow controllers and a good second marriage. Unfortunately, my second wife, Betsy, was killed in a motorcycle accident in 2002. I retired in 2006 and moved back to Austin, partially to be with the woman who had become my love and to be near my family. In Austin, I returned to school to complete the BA that I had not finished years ago. I started that process at Austin Community College, both to get back into the habit of studying and to get caught up on the various requirements that had changed since the mid-70s. It was a great experience and helped prepare me for the upper level classes at Texas State where I went to complete my BA in History with a minor in Theatre Arts. I so enjoyed that experience that I am currently working on a Masters in History, also at Texas State. I should graduate in May 2014, having just one class and my comprehensive exam to complete...Expand for more