Garry Mercer:
CLASS OF 1974
Knapp High SchoolClass of 1974
Currituck, NC
Garry's Story
Since I graduated from High School, I went to COA and graduated w/AAS in Electronics Tech. and furthered my education at SMSC (Southwest MN State College) which is now SMSU ( Southwest MN State University) in Marshall Minnesota.I received a scholarship to play B'ball at this university. I changed my major to Health & Physical Ed. and graduated with a BA in that field but decided that I did not want to teach, just wanted to coach but back in that day you had to do both. I fell in love with the area and decided to make it my home. I worked for True Value for a year until I got a position w/PPG a glass manufacturing company until they closed and I now work for the State of Minnesota at the university where I went to s...Expand for more
chool as a Supervisor of Building Maintenance for the last 19 yrs.. I finally got married about 4 yrs. ago to the woman that I have been with for 25 yrs. (about time huh?). My wife was once married and divorced and for me this was my 1st. marriage and hopefully my last as I wanted to make sure that she was the right one for me and that is why it took so long. Her mother lives in VA during the late fall and winter so I try to vacation in NC once or twice a year and we visit our families. I found out 16 years ago that I was a diabetic and insulin dependent and have to watch my diet and blood sugars constantly. Other than that life has been very good and kind to me and mine as I look forward to the retirement years.
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