Jack Christopher:  

Life I left Grand Rapids in August 1963 when I joined the Air Force. I was part of that organization for almost 30 years, retiring from active duty on July 1, 1993. During those years I lived in many places: San Antonio, TX; Wichita Falls, TX; Fairfield, CA; Tokyo, Japan; Denver, CO; DaNang, Vietnam; Phoenix, AZ; Austin, TX; Angeles City, Philippines; Kadena, Okinawa; Fairfield, CA (again); Weisbaden, Germany; Albuquerque, NM; Honolulu, HI; and finally Las Vegas, NV where I've lived since July 1992. While I was in the service I obtained a BA in Business Administration and an MBA in Finance all largely paid for by the Air Force and the VA, so no student loans to repay. I've been married since 1980 and have just one Son who works and lives in Honolulu, Hawaii, has a wife and 3 children, and affords us a perfect excuse to visit there each year. After retiring from the Air Force, I worked for the State of Nevada in three different jobs for the next 20 years. I retired from the State of Nevada in July 2013 after spending the last seven years employed in the Nevada State Treasurer's Office. Fortunately, my health is still relatively good so I'm enjoying retirement. I'm a Red Cross Volunteer a couple of days each week at the Nellis Air Force Base pharmacy and I shoot competitively, both rifle and pistol, a couple of nights per week as well. Other than that I do whatever I want which includes a little of this, a little of that and a whole lot of nothing. Life is pretty much stress free these days after having worked all my life from age 16 to several months shy of age 70. I usually make one trip a year back to Grand Rapids for a couple of weeks around Labor Day to visit my 3 youn...Expand for more