Linda Wilson:  

Life Some of you will remember me as Linda S. Johnson who graduated in 1970 from OCCHS. As of November 13, 1971 I became Linda S. Wilson and have been married to my husband, Billy for the past 45 years. Sadly, we have been living separate lives for over 5 years now but remain married because we are still best friends and I am his caregiver. We have two very special children, Shane, age 42 who a maintenance technician at Noranda in New Madrid, MO and Angela, age 41, who is a Doctors Assistant at Northwest Correctional Complex and is currently working on her nursing degree. Our children have blessed us with (8) eight of the greatest grandchildren. They are April (25) Derek (25) Tyler (21) Destiny (19 and is due to deliver twin baby girls in Jan, 2016), Lane (18), Chelsea (19), Madison Paige age (13), and our youngest grandchild is Hannah who is age (9). The first 22+ years of my life were spent in the Human Resource Management field (of which you can learn more about in my Work Bio) and another 18 years were spent the in the Legal Field as a Legal Assistant and Office Mgr for the Public Defenders Office. I am now retired as if August 21, 2015. I have found my life to be rewarding from being a wife, mother, and grandmother to having a fulltime career that allowed me to travel to many places and become friends with those who would otherwise be strangers. When I graduated in 1970 my goal was to work for the FBI in Washington, DC. I had an apartment set up and a job to go to, but life didn't work out that way, so I now find myself working for the District Public Defender for the State of TN, County of Dyer, in which I work with organizations such as the TBI, FBI and local law enforcement. I guess you could say I've come "full circle" as to my goals set some 30 plus years ago even though I'm not working directly with the FBI. College If one would ask me what I would do over in my life if given the opportunity, I would say "follow through on higher education". I have attended Dyersburg State Community College, taking many courses that helped me in my career such as Supervision, Business Management, Computer Techonology, Bookkeeping, Paralegal studies, etc. I have even taught a class at Dyersburg State in Advertising, but I never obtained a degree. My career life was fulfilled while working in Human Resource Management and some might say my homelife was one out of a textbook, but if I had...Expand for more