James Dempsey:  

Life Hey there! It's me....Jim! Nope, I don't work for McCoy's Markets anymore. I left retail along time ago. Well, I moved (again)...east, not west, of the Mississippi. Since graduation, I have worked in Eugene, Oregon and Santa Cruz, San Fransico, San Rafael (Marin County), San Jose, Los Angeles, Manhattan Beach and Visalia, California. I have seen the pacific north west and western U. S., now it is time to see the South. I now live in a small town named "Gretna." It's just east of the Mississippi River from New Orleans, Louisiana. Gretna is a short ferry (boat) ride or car drive accross the River to the French Quarter of New Orleans and about 50 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico. I moved here alomost a year ago. I work for the District Court of the 24th Judicial District Court, Jefferson Parish, Gretna, LA. My position is "Judicial Administrator." The private sector equivalent is "general manager" of the Court. I have worked in this profession since 1978, after graduating from college. I have a wonderful daughter, named Melissa. That is her leaning on my right shoulder in the photograph. We are riding on a float during Mardi Gra, 2005. Melissa is a senior at the University of Arizona, located in Tucson. She graduates with a BA in May. When she is not in school, she lives with her mother in Santa Monica, CA. My parents are both a...Expand for more