JASPER HENSON:  

I HAD TO QUIT SCHOOL AND GO TO WORK TO HELP SUPPORT MY FAMILY. MY DAD HAD SEVERE BACK SURGERY AND WAS OFF WORK FOR A YEAR. THE STEEL MILL ONLY PAID WORKMANS COMP FOR 6 MO.I WIRKED 2 JOBS AT THE SAME TIME. RAYS DRIVE IN AND PIN SETTING AT A BOWLING ALLEY. LATER I GOT MARRIED BUT WE WERE BOTH TO YOUNG SO WE DIVORCED. A YEAR LATER I MET MY WIFE OF 47 YEARS. WE ARE STILL TOGETHER. I WORKED CONSTRUCTION FOR A MAN FOR 7 YEARS AND WENT OUT ON MY OWN. I HAD MY OWN CREW AND BUILT MANY HOUSES. WHEN WORK SLOWED DOWN I WORKED AS ASSISTANT MANGER IN RETAIL.. I AGAIN WENT BACK INTO CONSTRUCTION. HOWEVER IN 1964 I WAS A PASSENGER IN A AUTO ACCIDENT. MY NECK WAS BROKEN AND WAS PARALIZED FRO...Expand for more