James (Jimmy) Sorrell:  

Sept 2016 Updated March 2023 I've been somewhat preoccupied and out of touch for the past few years, but I'm still kicking and in fairly good health for a 72 year old (Smile), I got married in October of 2013 and things have greatly improved since then; I didn't realize how hollow and empty my life had been for that 16 years of instability without meaningful companions. I haven't been employed since 2004 and I have yet to be bored. Throughout the years,Norman Pannell and I did a fair amount of traveling back and forth to Phoenix AZ, Washington D.C., Columbus Ohio, and Hampton VA visiting friends and family. I'm presently living in Westerville Ohio, happily remarried, and I'll be here for ever (Smile). Life is a complicated thing. We're born, we grow-up, make all kinds of friendships and acquaintances, start a career, start a family (or two. Smile), hit some slick spots and some dry spots along the journey, then we retire and become much like the parents that thought we were out of our minds (Smile). We had great parents, great teachers, and a great community back then. Our challenges were nothing compared to the challenge of today's youth. I'm thankful and proud to have been born and raised in Beckley WV during that period, and to have been associated with all of my fr...Expand for more