Johnny Morrow:  

CLASS OF 1968
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Rossville, GA

Johnny's Story

Attended Trevecca Nazarene College in Nashville, TN 1969 to 1973. I met Donna Cole, of Lakeland, FL, in 1972 while at Trevecca. We were married in Lakeland, FL on August 18, 1973. After working for K-Mart Corporation in North Carolina for almost 2 years, I left K-Mart and North Carolina and relocated to Lakeland, FL where I have remained to this day. I worked for Woolco Department Stores until their closure in 1978. Since Communications was my minor in college and, being a motor mouth (that should come as no surprise to my classmates) I started my career in radio as a "DJ" in late 1978. I would continue in that profession until 1985 when I moved to Advertising Specialty Sales. In 1985 I also joined Toastmaster's International, an educationally chartered club dedicated to teaching skills in public speaking and leadership. In 1996 I joined the new offices of GEICO Auto Insurance as a Telephone Sales Agent. Yes, I was the person you spoke to when you wanted to save 15% in 15 minutes. I moved from sales to human resources and recruiting in 1998, then finally to auto claims adjuster in 2000 where I remained until November 1, 2013. After 17 years with GEICO, I joined my wife Donna, who also worked for GEICO Claims, in retirement. Today, I am developing my resume as a Professional Public Speaker and continue my membership with Toastmaster's International. Donna is an Independent Distributor for VEMMA Wellness and Life-Vantage and specializes in all natural vitamins and minerals. We maintain an office in our home here in Lakeland. Since both Donna and I were raised in the Church of the Nazarene, we have continued to be active in our home church. We attended Highland Park Church of the Nazarene from 1975 until January 2012. Then we moved to a great church family on the north side of Lakeland, Lake Gi...Expand for more
bson Church of the Nazarene. I have been singing in choirs since I was 17 and LGC had a great and growing choir program. I'm a second tenor and thoroughly enjoy the LGC choir family. I'll be 64 in June 2014. We have one son, Donald, age 33. He has never married so Donna and I have not had the joy of grand children in our lives to this day. That's ok, we have two God sons, Justin (age 19) and Andrew (age 15)who live in Muskegon, MI and are the children of John and Amy Malek, two wonderful people that we came to know and love dearly when they were youth. Life hasn't always been easy. Donna is a breast cancer survivor and my dad, Raymond Morrow, died in 2010 after prostate cancer surgery. The cancer didn't take him, he had cardiac arrest while going through recovery. One of the areas I speak about publically is breast cancer awareness as well support for the care-givers and loved ones of the cancer victim. My mother will be 82 in June 2014. She has mid-stage Alzheimer's Disease. My sister, Terri, who took early retirement 2 years ago, is mom's legal guardian and she and her husband Rick live in the Wallaceville area between Chattanooga Valley and Chickamauga. Because of mom's condition, I have begun to speak to community groups about Alzheimer's and other neuro disorders. While I'm still vertical it is my goal to share the message of understanding, awareness, education and compassion to as many as God will allow. Life is good; Life in Florida is great but life with Donna, Donald, My Family and my extended families at Church, Toastmasters and GEICO is beyond words. I am blessed more than I could ever have imagined. I hope to reconnect with many of you, my LHS 68 Classmates. I can also be found on Facebook and LinkedIn. Will; God tarry's, I keep going forward in faith, hope and, most of all, love.
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