James Mayer:  

Life Air Force 8 years, College B.S. in Secondary and Higher Education. High School Teacher at John Tyler High School for 14 Years. Appliance repair for 40 years. Retired (sort of) working part time as a trainer and shop technician. Married 40years to Priscilla. A son,John, 40years. Two grandsons 8 and 12, Living in Grand Prairie. We live in Tyler, Texas. In December,2005 I was 65 and on Medicare. Hurrah! School I worked 5 years at the public library, 3 summers at the public swimming pool and had little time for social events. My favorite teachers were John Blair, Mary Blair and Eldon Long. At the Library, it was my duty to help students find periodicals for term papers and research. A famous cheerleader asked me for a magazine and I said "How about the date?" She thought I wanted to date her and turned purple in the presence of her friends. We were both embarrassed but found the magazine. My favorite non-teachers were Verna Jackson McKenna and Jacinta Alvarez. They were at the library and I learned many things from them. Jacinta was everyone's big sister, especially mine. College I was teaching full time at John Tyler High. Yes, I knew Earl Campbell. His mother is one of my favorite customers. His brother, Tim) is a friend of mine from the Glass Recreation Center which he manages. I went to college at night and summers. It tok me eleven years to get my B.S. in Secondary and Higher Education. It is a broadfield Major with Refrigeration and Air-conditioning and Appliance technology. I graduated from East Texas State University which is now Texas A&M at Commerce, Texas. I finished in 1984. Two years later the state discontinued the program I was teaching and I had to go back to work. Workplace In...Expand for more