Ernie Hegger:
CLASS OF 1978
McCluer North High SchoolClass of 1978
Florissant, MO
Ernie's Story
After High School, I went to the University of Kansas to study architecture. I stayed for seven years and received my BA and MA in Architecture. The truth is, I wasn't ready to get a job after the first degree, so I took a scholarship that was offered to study Environmental Technology. During that time I lived in a commune (not really!). I lived several years in a student coop sponsored by the department of Behavioral Sciences. It was a novel concept to develop more effective ways for people to live together, cooperatively. We shared all the cooking, cleaning, etc., and they observed us.
For over twenty years, I worked as an Architect in St. Louis, several for a company that did all the SeaWorld, Busch Gardens and other theme parks and zoos. In 2009, I was a casualty of the Great Recession and struggled to find work in my field. I answered a Craigslist employment opport...Expand for more
unity for a position as Quality Control Manager at Fort Leonard Wood. Needless to say, I've been working at Fort Leonard Wood since the Spring of 2010 for a Construction Company. However, the work is essentially completed, and I will be returning back to St. Louis.
Since 1990, I've been married to my lovely wife Phyllis. We have a home in Oakville (south county). Recently, she took on a new job working for a hospital out of town. So, we still only meet on weekends. I raised a step daughter, Jennifer, and we have a son together, Elliott. Jennifer works for a computer consulting firm and Elliott recently started college at Drury University. He is a freshman on the soccer team, which is his dream. For all those parents whose children played soccer, you know the type of commitment that takes. Well, that's a brief tour of my experiences since we graduated from high school.
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