Ron Cole:  

Life After high school, I joined the U.S. Air Force and spent 10 years all over this country and throughout Europe. Several orthopedic injuries led me to be exposed to physical therapy. After separating from the USAF in 1987, I first worked for the postal service for a few years, then decided to return to college and become a Physical Therapist. I met my wife Donna at school, and we married four years later. I became involved with working with special needs individuals, and now I own my own Physical Therapy company named Healing Hands Physical Therapy . I also own a company which provides homes for special needs adults in the Louisville area. My wife and I travel a great deal, and our favorite place is on the beach in Fort Lauderdale. I rarely see anybody from WHS. Looking at old yearbooks make me cringe, but I tolerate it. The only WHS people I have run into are Jan (Hauenstein) Mattingly, Sherry Stiles, Judy Elder, Stuart Eldridge, Sandy Zanni, Annette Arnold (Sandy and Annette are PTs also), and Kathy Clausen a few years ago when she was in Louisville visiting her brother Rick. And, of course, I saw everyone at the reunion in September of 2009. As our company grows, my daily life becomes more paperwork and less patient oriented. Such is the price to pay! I look forward to making contact with any WHS alum to see how we all have changed so much. School I had a few good memories of WHS. Most of all, the time I spent with Janice Hauenstein from the class of '77, and my friendships with Jim Brown, Tim Simmons, Annette Arnold, Kathy Clausen, and Debbie Embry. I think I talked the ear off of all five of them. Track team, wrestling team, DECA, Beta, and other organizations were fun, but I never really felt like I belonged to any certain group. Most teachers were okay, and I remember most Jeanie Hogan and Mike Walsh and the unusual way they found to inspire me. Would I do it all over again? Unequivocably NO! What a lousy thought! College I first tried college after WHS and failed miserably. Then I joined the Air Force, was forced to do well in classes, and actually learned how to study! When I got out of the AF in 1987, I came back to Louisville, worked my way through JCC and U of L, and graduated from Physical Therapy School. At JCC, I was the President of Student Government Association, Adult Learner Award, Quick Recall Team, Student Appeals Board, and too much else to remember. As a PT student, I ran into Annette Arnold and Sandi Zanni who are also PTs, and the wife of Stuart Eldridge, who is also a PT (he's a doctor). Small World! I have to say that going to College at 30 was far more interesting and fulfilling than at 18. Workplace 1. Ponderosa Steak House 1975-1976 2. Taylor Drug Stores 1976 3. Pasquales Pizza 1976-1977 4. U.S. Air Force 1977-1987 Security Forces, Goldsboro, North Carolina, 1977-1980: Foot Sentry, Mounted Patrol, Alarm Monitor, Security Controller, Ground Defender Military Training Instructor, San Antonio, Texas, 1980-1984 Defender Forces, Sicily, 1984-1985: Antiterrorism Instructor/Specialist Security Forces 1985-1987: Flight Chief 5. Diversified Health Services 1987: Insurance Agent 6. U.S. Postal Service 1988-1990: Letter Carrier 7. AFLAC 1990-1992: Insurance Agent 8. PACE Warehouse 1992-1993: Manager 9. Seven Counties Services 1993-2003: Family Home Provider 10. Bayside Ltd 1998-1999: Manager 11. Christian Health Center 1999-2001: Physical Therapist 12. Hands On Physical Therapy 2000-2001: Physical Therapist 13. Theracorp 2000-2001: Physical Therapist 14. H...Expand for more