After we graduated from Awalt I went to Foothill JC
to play soccer. Lived in Morgan Hill, Sunnyvale and
Mountain View, I blew my knee out in 1976 and went to
work in restaurant business from 1976 to 1978.
Moved to San Luis
Obispo in 1979 and worked at the San Luis Bay Inn,
Avila Beach as a Cook. Went to the Golden Tee in
Morro Bay, CA 1981 as the Executive Chef (fancy name
for a cook). Got married to my beautiful wife Kim in
May 1983. Went to work for the California Department
of Corrections in November 1983 as a Cook at the
California Men's Colony in San luis Obispo. Never
thought I'd work at a Prison, I always figured I'd
live in one as a "guest".
We have two kids. A son Morgan Jarrod, who will turn
20 in January - 6'6", 250 pounds (takes after Kim's
side of the family). Daughter Kayla Shealyn turns 16
in January, Sophomore in High School starts as Wing
on the Girl's Varsity Basketball team (*Yeah she's
taller than me too). Both good kids,
but got the smart ass gene from Dad.
Since I went to work for CDC I have opened three new
prisons. One in beautiful Blythe 1989, one in Wasco
1990 and Opened Salinas Valley State Prison in 1996
as the Warden's Assistant and Public Information
Officer. Did that for three years and now I work "On
the line" as a CCI. CDC has been pretty good to me,
Still got all my teeth and most of my hair. With any
luck I hope to retire in one piece when I reach
55.
Update- I retired from CDCR 7/31/2010 and we moved to
Arkansas. Much slower pace and cost of living is
better than in California.