I met Bill while attending the University of Delaware where he was studying Entomology. He was also in ROTC where he became a 2nd Lieutenant and earned his flight wings. In his spare time, he took photos for the local newspaper.
On our dates, he would have his ears tuned to his scanner radio. If there was a fire or anything exciting that involved the police, off he’d go. Sometimes he would take me home, but often I sat in the car while he took photos of the fire or crime scene. Then it was back to his photo lab where he developed and printed the photos. Before he said goodnight, he would drop them off at the newspaper office for publication the next day.
After we were married, we moved to Texas and then Alabama, where he continued his flight training to become a UH-1 Huey helicopter pilot. Then, as a 1st Lieutenant, he was off to Vietnam for a year. When he returned home, he worked for the Delaware State Police flying helicopters.
Bill retired early from the State Police because of an on-the-job injury, so he decided to go back to college where he graduated Magnum Cum Laude with a master’s degree in Photojournalism. His photos were published in many periodicals including the Saturday Evening Post.
During these years, we had also become active in children’s ministry. Bill built stages, dressed up as a clown who did magic, and even performed puppet shows all over the eastern part of the U.S.
After grad school, Bill went to work at Teen Challenge, a drug rehab ministry in Pennsylvania, where he taught job skills to recovering addicts and felons. Three years later, we settled in Oklahoma where Bill worked twenty years for a large church doing photography, graphic design, and computer work. In his spare time, he took photos for fun and rode in the MS150.
He may not remember, but Bill is definitely a man of many talents. . .
No comments:
Post a Comment