Stan Myers:
CLASS OF 1972
Glendale High SchoolClass of 1972
Springfield, MO
University of TennesseeClass of 1986
Memphis, TN
Southwest Missouri State UniversityClass of 1976
Springfield, MO
Stan's Story
Life
I was privileged growing up. From the time I was 8, my parents and I traveled the US collecting rocks, gems, fossils and minerals. We had been seriously involved in the Ozark Mountain Gem & Mineral Society. We traded mineral and fossil specimens with the Smithsonian and other museums.
So the fall after high school I started teaching Geology lab classes at SMS the same time as I was carrying 21 hours of freshman college classes and trying to hold down a part time job. The second semester of college I added Chemistry lab to my teaching schedule and could only carry 18 hours and work part time. The rest was a blur but I always made time to work backstage for any music events. While at SMS, I was involved in Heart of the Ozarks Grotto and mapping caves in the Springfield area. I also served as Field Director of the James River Archaeological Survey under the now world renowned Archaeologist Michael Fuller.
After SMS, I worked several years for a sub-contractor to Southwestern Bell before the divestiture; Geologists were not in high demand back then. I married a Glendale HS graduate and we had two boys, Chris and Matt. My hobbies at that time were photography, cars and music of course.
I moved to Memphis, TN for a time. While there I had the privilege of meeting several music personalities, Rod Stewart and had dinner with ZZ Top. I moved on to Ft. Worth, TX and finally back to Springfield. The life opportunities while in Ft. Worth were amazing. Again meeting and working with many in the music business, Heart, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Janie Fricke and Charlie Sexton.
I got divorced, and then went to work for a wholesale pet distributor. While there, I got the opportunity to finish my graduate studies with Dr. R. Van Blarcom. As a pathobiologist, my career of diagnosing diseases in fish, birds and small animals was unbelievably rewarding. I was able to discover several new parasites and work on developing a new method of anesthetizing fish.
My second long term relationship was a Nevada HS graduate. That relationship ended after several years because I was having HIA syndrome, I married again, another Glendale HS graduate but divorced after a few years. I continued to work...Expand for more
backstage ever chance I got, meeting Def Leppard, Cheap Trick, and Alvin Lee of Ten Years After. I even managed a local tecno band for a couple of years, Lizard in a Bottle. Over the years of pathobiology, information became available showing risks of cancer while using aldehydes like I was working with everyday. I loved my career but I wanted time with my family and was over 100% risk of developing cancer, so I retired in 93.
I married again in 98, adopted her two boys, Kevin and Kris and we had 3 wonderful years together. It was the fairy tail romance that we all dream of, but Diana was injured in an auto accident in 2001. She is now permanently and totally disabled, a combination of spine damage, head injury with brain damage and epilepsy. I am her caregiver, health advocate, best friend, service dog trainer and husband. I work full time, service and build custom computers part time and continue to remodel our home. I am still a member of the Ozark Mountain Gem & Mineral Society and assist as a facilitator for St. JohnÂs Neuroscience Support Groups.
My wife and best friend Diana died in January 09 of a seizure. I retained her service dog Rochelle as my new best friend.
It was Diana¿s dream to help others for the last several years so we have made her dream a reality by developing a new organization for the assistance of those with neurological disorders or neurological trauma in the greater Ozarks area.
The Neurological Foundation of the Ozarks (NFO) has been established to inspire hope, to provide leadership, to serve as a voice, to be an advocate, to aid in all aspects of education and research and to help address the challenges of living with neurological health concerns. We believe, in our battle with neurological challenges, knowledge is power and hope is imperative. We strive to provide patients and their families with the best possible resources available to aid them with their challenges.
NFO exists until there is a cure for all neurological concerns. We are committed to fund research, to deliver education to the community, to provide support services, to improve the quality of life and alleviate suffering for all neurology patients and their families.
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