Jack Garrett Williams:  

Graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in 1966. My apologies to my classmates at USNA. The only way it would list me as a member of the class of 72 was to put that I attended from 68 to 72. If I put 68 to 70 they listed me as a member of the class of 70 who would never claim me. :} I was a real jerk in High School. Self-centered and insecure, my life was one crazy act after another while constantly seeking acceptance from peers. The Navy brought out my potential. My father was a career Naval Officer and was my idol. He passed away when I was twenty years old and attending the United States Naval Academy. Dad was like my anchor and his death led to several years of grief, drifting and seeking for self-direction. I managed to graduate from the Univ. of Houston in 1971 and the Univ. of Utah in 1981 with degrees in Economics and Accounting, respectively. From 1971 to 1978 Lucas Petroleum kept the doors open for me to work off and on. In 1979 the lure of the mountains took me to Utah where I have lived ever since, except for a short work assignment in Africa, and a five year assignment in Dallas, Tx. Settling down in 1981, I met and married a wonderful woman, Tammie Hardy, and over ten years we had three lovely children. In 1983 a major International Company brought me on as a staff accountant and this led to a 29 year career, taking early retirement in 2012, after many rewarding assignments. Diagnosed as manic depressive in 1976 my mood swings became stabilized by taking Lithium, and have been fairly stable since, if I take my medicine. My marriage to Tammie ended in 1991, because of failure to take medicine regularly, which led me to realize that not taking medicine is part of the disease. I had trouble with alcohol addiction until 23, when I had a religious exp...Expand for more