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I grew up on the peninsula half way between Gulf Shores and Fort Morgan and attended Foley through the 10th grade.
After graduating from McGill in Mobile, I joined a Catholic religious congregation called the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. This is an international group of men dedicated to the Christian education of youth.
After graduating from Spring Hill College with a major in chemistry, my first assignment was in New Orleans. This began a teaching career in chemistry, math and religious studies. Later I was given the opportunity to do graduate work at Oregon State University and at the University of California at Berkeley.
I have taught in five of our six schools in the South. Extra curricula activities have included coaching football and track and being moderator of science and math teams that competed on the state and interstate levels.
My life seems to have been filled with being at the right places at the right times. Current athletes that were once in my classrooms are Warrick Dunn, tailback of the Atlanta Falcons, David Dellucci, outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Stephen Peterman, a junior offensive guard at LSU.
Among my fondest memories are those that involve teaching children of many students from earlier classes. They have often taught me more than I have taught them.
My hobbies include family genealogy research, exploring European history and reverting back to the simple life of a kid when I root for Bama on the football field.
Last year�s assignment was at St. Stanislaus, our boarding school in Bay St. Louis, MS. For the 2002 - 2003 academic year, I will be at McGill-Toolen. This assignment is only twenty minutes from my mother who lives in a retirement home in Spanish Fort.
I am so grateful to the FHS Class of �59 for inviting me to be a part of their reunion activities. There are so many happy childhood memories centered around classmates at the old �Blue and Gold� campus.