Michael Lieb:  

I joined the Navy July 2, 1965. After boot camp in San Diego I attended the Navy school for machinist mates in Great Lakes Illinois upon graduation I was assigned to the U.S.S. Annapolis off the coast of Viet Nam for a year. Then I was sent to Pascagoula Mississippi for new construction of the U.S.S. Dubuque. While in Pascagoula I met a girl and made plans. When I was discharged in January 1969, I returned to Mississippi. Well my plans did not work out but I stayed here, I did not leave anything in California. I went to work for Chevron Oil Co. in the largest oil refinery east of the Mississippi River and Chevrons largest domestic refinery. I was single, had an excellent job, a brand new car (1970 Dodge Super Bee) and my life was taking off. Then I met my future bride Meedie Frances Rowell from Fairhope Alabama and my life changed forever more. We were married in August 1970, and a roller coaster ride began and has never stopped, been married ever since. Eleven months after getting married we had a daughter Terri Michele, four years later had another daughter Katherine Tennille, eight years later had another daughter Elizabeth Wynnell and finally four years later has another daughter Janet Kay. We have 6 grandchildren 3 girls, Katie 12 and Raleigh 2 and Chandler born 01-18-2010, 3 boys Tye 9, Landon 3, Aiden 4 months. I worked at the refinery for 35 years and while working shifts went to college and received a degree in business administration. After working for 35 years I retired in January 2005, in August 2005 hurricane Katrina hit and turned our lives upside down. We have weathered 5 major hurricanes Camille, Fredrick, Elena, Georges and the worst Katrina. During Katrina we sent all the kids to Pensacola Florida to stay with Meedies mother. Meedie and I stayed in the house that we had lived in for 32 years and as the water rose to our noses we climbed a Crepe Myrtle tree and got on our roof and watched our stuff and lives swirl away in the 10 foot deep chocolate b...Expand for more