Larry Faison:  

How did we get to Woodham..anyways...Our family lived in Pensacola from 1971 thru 1978, during which my Dad was City Manager, we previously lived in Central Virginia and Chicago. After 1978, Dads job took the family back to Virginia to the Greater Richmond area. After HS graduation, and two years at a military prep school, I was commissioned a 2LT, and finished my last two years of academics at Va Tech. Went to Bennings School for boys, jumped out of high velocity aircraft, and on my second jump I bumped into Alan Ganey on a Georgia Drop Zone (at the time he was Special Forces), have not seen him since. My first assignment was in Southern California's Mojave Desert, working for General Wesley Clark, then a Colonel. Our mission involved preparing US Forces in the art of desert warfare - we excelled at our job, that was 1983...Desert Storm followed. Got married in 1983, left active duty in 1985, went east, back to VAs Chesapeake Bay. Soon thereafter, was diagnosed with cancer, had many chemo cocktails, lost 30 lbs in two weeks, gained it back in about a year. In 1986, began a career in municipal government, did a lot of Bay and River fishing, in '96, Cora and I went to the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, looked up HS Buds-Greg and Sabrina Evans, at the time they were living just north of Hot'lanta...begged a place to stay.... Left VA in 1996 to N. Carolina's Crystal Coast. While there took fishing up several notches, been catching King, Mahi, Cobia, Cuda, Spots, but no Tuna or Marlin-yet. Visted another Olympics, this one...Expand for more