James Dezerga:  

First, a regret. In my senior year in High School, I signed up for a speech class and drama. I had enough credits to only need a couple of required classes along with two ¿work experience¿ classes that could get me out of school at 10:00AM before heading to work. I chose to drop the two electives, drama and speech, in order to do just that. That decision always haunted me, as the seed planted within remained dormant until well into my 40¿s. I am now very involved in local community theatre at Western Nevada College in Carson City, NV, as well as numberous theatre groups in Carson City, Minden-Gardnerville and Lake Tahoe. I've landed several feature roles since 2001 and often wonder what could have been had I not dropped those two classes in my senior year. I am happily married for 23 years now, a second marriage for both of us, with 4 children between us plus a total of six grandchildren...no wait, make that seven grandchildren. Ada and I met in church choir at Bethel Church in San Jose. Our second date was in December of 1984 when we went to the Napa Valley for a little wine tasting. It was at Sattui Winery in St. Helena while sitting out at one of their picnic tables enjoying some food and wine that I realized we would someday be married. I decided not to wait long, and proposed two weeks later. Napa Valley holds a warm place in our hearts and we go back often. I had lived in Napa as a child, attending Lincoln Elementary School in 2nd and 3rd grades, and Dee T. Davis Elementary in 4th grade. I suppose it was at Dee T. Davis where my love for the stage took root. I can't remember my fourth grade teachers name, al...Expand for more