James Summers:  

I went to the Univ of Utah on the GI Bill. I was one of the originators of "Unit Dose" Drug delivery system. This system is used in almost all hospitals in the US and most nursing homes. I was active in establishing Crisis Clinics and "Drug Abuse" programs. I wrote Pharmacy Laws for Unit Dose for some of the Western States. Last 20 years devoted to investments and I have filled in my time as a writer of short stories which I have shared on the internet on Facebook and the LinkedIn websites where I maintain blogs. I spend my days with comments on public interest, finance, and the stock market and politics and my favorite topic of the history of the old west and their treasures. We have three children, all engineers. our sons work as Petroleum, and Mechanical Engineers and our daughter is a Civil. Engineer My wife Carolyn was known internationally by her graphic art with greeting card designs. Many were used in periodicals. Some of her work can be seen on the internet under her name Carolyn Summers. Her work earned numerous awards Her artistic efforts and all of her graphic art started after she retired. Being the Co-Editor of our Yearbook started the creative side of her 25 years as an artist. She spent her working career as an Accountant and as a consultant in the certification process for private Company's to become public. 1 Granddaughter a graphic artist 1 Grandson, who will be six years old in September. He adds some spark to my life now that I am 84 years old, dealing with Parkinson's Disease and PTSD. Both my wife and I have had to deal with health issues for some time. The last four years have been kind of tough. I shattered my lower left leg so I have kept the Orthopedist,s busy in Boise, Idaho. Now spend most of my time on the computer. Thank God I learned how to type at Granite. Typing kept me out of trouble a couple of times when serving in the Army. My wife the former Carolyn Butterworth and I were married for 62 years. Carolyn passed away on the 30th of May 2017 after a long battle with Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma We agreed that we have had a dynamite life. We saw the world. I was in the Army for 3 years. Had the statewide duty in California and then a year in Nuremberg, Germany. I will admit that the Military changed my life. The assignments and the security clearance I had were meaningful and appearing before a Congressional Committee on Aging gave me experiences which enhanced my shift into Medical Marketing almost a forty-year working career. I saw enough of the World and the United States for Carolyn and I to decide to retire to Idaho. We buil...Expand for more