Terryll Gilliam:  

I had planned to attend college after graduation to study law and psychology, then to join the FBI. I had been accepted at 5 colleges/universities, all several states away from N.C. I was tied for the one scholarship available that year, with a boy, and Pop Joyner called me to his office and told me that college was more important for boys than girls, so he decided to give the scholarship to the boy - no drawing straws, challenge tests, anything - just the boy gets it. So, since my parents didn't have enough money for travel & living expenses until I could get a job, and to pay tuition, etc., I lost my chance at college. I still studied those subjects, though, and I'm sure I could have passed the bar, etc., but that wasn't possible without the college degree. So I got married instead. We owned and operated 3 restaurants, plus his roofing company throughout our marriage. We had 1 child, a daughter, then after 16 years we divorced. He kept the roofing company, plus he was a talented musician and had a rock band, and I kept the restaurant. After a few years, I had a good offer to sell out, which I did, then went to work for the L'eggs Div. of Hanes Hosiery as one of the original "L'eggs Ladies". I drove a big truck around to grocery, drug, and dept. ...Expand for more