Donald Mejia:
CLASS OF 1980
Hackberry High SchoolClass of 1980
Hackberry, LA
Donald's Story
Hello to anyone who remembers me. I am now at the ripe old age of 46. I have been married for 21 years to Julie whom some of you have met at both class reunions (1990 & 2000). I have two children: Rachel-14 and Joey-11 and the 4 of us currently live in Bogue Chitto, MS on a small farm. I have been employed as a helicopter pilot since 1985, working as an agricultural pilot (crop duster) until 1991. I have flown offshore since mid 1991 and have worked for Era Helicopters since 1999. I don't fly as much as I used to anymore as I spend most of my time behind a desk as the Flight Safety Coordinator in the safety department. I work 14 days on and 14 days off. Great schedule. Over the course of the past 23 years in aviation, I have had the opportunity to meet a few famous p...Expand for more
eople: Holly Hunter, Alfrey Woodard, Tim Robbins, Rickey Jackson (Saints 1981-1993), Tom Benson (Saints Owner), Emeril Lagassi and I flew the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez. My travels have taken me to southern Argentina, South America where I was only a few hundred miles north of the Antarctic penisula. And yes. . . The water in toilets & sink drains really does swirl around clockwise south of the equator as opposed to counter clockwise here in the northern hemisphere. Life is good. I look forward to our 30 year class reunion in a couple of years and seeing you all again. I hope all is well with all of you and your families. Please feel free to contact me anytime. And by the way, that's still the real color of my hair in the picture. You gotta love it!
Don Mejia
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