Allan Williams:  

After we graduated from Cherry Creek High School, I went to college at Gunnison for a year and Fort Collins for a year. I went into the U.S. Army for two years as draftsman and land surveyor. Our engineering battalion was not doing much construction during the Vietnam War (hmmm), so the army changed me over to administering security clearances for officers and enlisted men. After leaving the army, the G.I. Bill paid for a large chunk of my schooling as a teacher. During the army I was exposed to blues music, so I added Stevie Ray Vaughan, Janis Joplin to the usual 60s Rock and Folk Music of Bob Dylan and Peter, Paul and Mary. Credence Clearwater Revival and Crosby Stills Nash and Young were added during the early 70's. The alpine skiing, bicycling and hiking were the exercise for that part of my life. I returned to Western State and completed the classes for middle and elementary school instruction, and met my wife, Phyllis. She paints oil landscapes. After moves to Gunnison and then Grand Junction, we settled down in Paonia, Colorado. We got involved in organic gardening, ranch work on the family ranch, as I taught middle school. We raised our children, Jason and Kendra. Jason currently is an Oncology Nurse and Kendra is a Lutheran Pastor. During twenty-four years of teaching, I enjoyed my classes in Algebra, Physical Geography, Reading, Colorado History, Computer Coding and Appli...Expand for more