Jim Lucas:  

Life Started at Buchser HS, parents moved. Went to Leigh HS. Parents moved again. Went to Saratoga HS. Graduated from SHS then went to San Jose State on a wrestling scholarship. Graduated in 1975 and got married the same year to the former Patty Hessdorfer - Willow Glen, Class of '73. (Still the love of my life -- even after 48 years of marriage!) Made an attempt for the 1976 Olympics but just missed out, retired from wrestling and went full-throttle into job and surfing. After nine years of marriage Patty and I had our first kid, son James II. 15 months later had daughter Lana (oops! I wonder what caused that?!!!) Worked in ad agencies and on the client side for 30 years. Got "de-sized" in the high tech down turn 2002, did Day Trading which was profitable but pretty stressful so got back into corporate communications senior management.. Was stranded in Moscow summer of 2006 and had a "revelation"! I was tired of making Silicon Valley CEOs gazillions of dollars. Really enjoyed coaching so I became a teacher walking away from the big bucks (Patty had been teaching since 1978 and I saw what an impact she made on kids and I wanted to do the same.) Taught up in Pescadero for the my first year then began teaching English and Creative Writing at Pajaro Valley High School in Watsonville (Mr. Heagarty is probably having heart failure!) as well as being the Advisor for both the Creative Writing Club and the Surf/Eco Club. I was also the head wrestling coach. Family stuff: Wife Patty was a school teacher (Spanish & French), son James is a musician in San Francisco and Berkeley. Daughter Lana modeled all over the wor...Expand for more