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My interests were baseball and basketball during my high school years. In addition to sports, I enjoy fishing, gardening and stamp collecting. I was a member of the National Honor Society and, while at Sodus C.S., I thought a lot about what I wanted to do with my life. I decided that I wanted to teach when I was a senior. Actually, I didn't know what I wanted to teach then, but a teaching career seemed like a good idea. Thanks to my guidance counselor, Mr. Lloyd McGowan, a plan was devised to introduce me to the admissions people at SUNY Cortland. After a considerable amount of thought, I decided that math was my choice. It was during the summer between my freshman and sophomore years in college when I met my wife-to-be, Barbara Fletcher. She was also a Sodus person. My parents were supportive, but Barb was the one who helped me, supported me, and encouraged me to continue to do what I wanted to do in my life. We came to Marion as a result of my answering an ad for a math/science teacher. This was in September 1964, just after I earned a B.S. in Mathematics Education from SUNY Cortland. I taught math and science in Jr. High that first year and received much encouragement from Superintendent of Schools Chester Curtis and Joe Coco, Math Dept. chairman. Fellow teacher Chuck Bailey kept my interest by involving me in the Marion sports program. He asked me if I would coach JV soccer, JV basketball, and Varsity baseball. I felt fortunate to have continued to coach various sports over the years. My second year I was able to get an all mathematics schedule and taught Jr. High math for the next nine or ten years. After this, I moved to ninth and tenth grade math and that's when I enjoyed my teaching to the fullest. I guess being the oldest and having many siblings made me a natural to be an advisor/supervisor in the many areas which I work with the students. At home in Sodus, in order to make it, we helped each other come up with solutions that worked. I supervised sports events, was a National Honor Society and senior class advisor. Many years of mentoring young teachers and student teachers is also a joy. I have a married daughter, Audrey, who is a first-grade teacher at St. Agnes in Avon and a son, Grant, who is a civil engineer with Goodkind & O'Dea, Inc. of Rochester. Retiring is a decision that one ponders for a long time and after 38 years, now is the time. I will definitely miss MCS and I wish to thank the school board, administration, teachers and staff for the memories. Most of all, I wish to thank my wife, children, parents and siblings for all their love and support.
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Retiring from Marion school