Bill Nance:  

Life I retired from the Navy in 1996 after 26 years, 2 months and 25 days. I went back to college, carried a 4.0 GPA and proudly magneted my transcript to our fridge. After one semester I was hired and spent the next 7.5 years as the C.E.O. of a private, non-profit corporation on Whidbey Island, Washington. I left that in 2004 and moved to San Angelo, Texas where I am kinda, sorta retired. With my two sons grown, my dog dead and my cat having run away, my wonderful bride of 31+ years and I are enjoying being home alone. We seem to find plenty to keep us occupied. Workplace In the Navy I started out as a search and rescue swimmer/aircrewman in helicopters. After my first tour I went to P-3s, large 4-engine, land-based aircraft, and flew as an acoustic analyst. My best tour was an exchange tour with the Canadian Forces in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. During my career we lived in San Diego, the Bay Area, Canada, Hawaii, Southern Maryland and Whidbey Island, Washington. I was lucky enough to travel to some of the neatest places on the planet, most I can talk about. I always saw myself coming back to West Texas when I retired and San Angelo was always the spot I prefered. I was lucky enough to have put myself into a position where work was no longer an issue and I could retire while I was relatively young, 53.5 years of age. I have been a diabetic for the last eigjht+ years and it sure is easier to manage that without the stresses of full time work. In addition to my last "real" job, I "moonlighted"...Expand for more