David Jack:  

Taught school and coached basketball, baseball, golf, track and field for almost 20 years...Illinois, New York, Arizona...played baseball one summer and coached Athletes in Action Basketball another summer in Asia ...Great Experience...also, worked in college administration for ten years. Have been involved in various business ventures the past 22 years...including selling for Ford, Lincoln, Mercury for a couple of those. Had a fun golf business for 12 years in Oklahoma, before selling it and moving to Illinois to be near our grandkids and many of our college friends. Whenever we travel back east...we always try to drive through Canisteo, which stirs up many wonderful memories...seeing where we grew up, attended church, school, sledded, rotary field, the cliffs, the living sign, Tony's Corner store, etc., etc., etc. and seeing how much the trees have grown downtown...time does fly, doesn't it?...My devoted wife, Bernadine, still reminds me that regardless of how many young ladies I "looked" at during those fun high school years, the little cheerleader from Avoca claims she "won." Actually, I am the fortunate one. In August of 2013 we celebrate 50 wonderful years! She has been a true gift from God and a spiritual blessing to our family and friends...the mother of our three wonderful children...and "Nani" to seven grandkids. In fact, for the past three years, we have been day caring our now 3 year old twins of Doug and Liz while they teach school. (We now understand completely why "older" couples don't have babies!) We are both fortunate to be strong and in good health...with nothing more than...Expand for more