Neil McElroy:  

After finishing at Kimball I went to college in Oklahoma (Oklahoma Christian) didn't finish, and married Sandy Sexson, a surfer girl from California. Ran a steakhouse in Oklahoma City, then Alexandria, LA. for about 2 years. Moved to Torrance, CA in 76, ran restaurants, worked for Bank of America, had a son (Kevin) in 79 and moved to Palm Springs, CA in 81 while still working for B of A. When they downsized in 88, I went back to school, finished my degree and started teaching in Palm Springs Unified. Became an assistant coach for boy's basketball at Cathedral City HS, which I did for 13 years. In 2000 Sandy was diagnosed with breast cancer, had surgery, and was clear of the disease, but the effects of chemotherapy were evident. In Aug. of 07 we moved to Las Vegas where I taught high school English While there, we had the first "snow day" without school in Vegas in 30 years, and the first time I had played in snow in 35 years! Sandy was diagnosed with dementia in 2015, but we had known for a few years that the chemotherapy had affected her thinking. Kevin and I were her caregivers until her death on July 25, 2018. I retired September 1st, 2018. Kevin, who was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in 2013, and I moved to Tempe, AZ in April, 2020 just as everything shut down because of the pandemic. ...Expand for more