William Carter:  

Life After graduation from St. Mary's high in Phoenix Arizona in 1982, I joined the Navy (enlisted nuclear power). I was stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Station just outside of Chicago. Then I spent a year in Orlando Florida studying nuclear power theory. That was followed by 6 months of prototype duty in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Finally I was stationed on the nuclear powered cruiser USS Truxtun (CGN-35). The Truxtun was based in San Diego - a very nice place to live. The Truxtun is now Toyota parts and Razor blades, as are all the other nuclear powered cruisers. I saw the world and was discharged in 1988. I studied engineering at the University of Arizona. Met a very nice girl on the first day of classes that I will never forget. I got married in 1994 to a wonderful woman from Taiwan. The cultural differences are proving to be a challenge. In 1997 I Received my M.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering. I am now employed by the commercial nuclear power industry. All is going well except that I live in a bitterly cold climate in the Northeast. I very much hope to land work back in the Southwest. Our twin son and daughter were born in 2004. They are unbelievably cute as you can see from the photos in my profile. Update: 12-3-07. My son is quite the little terror around the house. The other day he raided our refrigerator and removed the Mayo, a bottle of c...Expand for more