I have been retired since 2002 from being a Regional Customer Service Manager in Dallas and here in Lake Charles for a BellSouth communications company. I absolutely LOVE being so lucky to have my time to enjoy each of these days since retirement. When home, I love working in the yard, even if it’s hard "on the ole body" when pulling weeds. Larry has put several bird feeders in the yard for us to enjoy and we have a multitude of varieties that visit us daily - love it!
I am so blessed every day, and Larry and I just enjoy each other, our families and friends that we are so blessed to have, and, of course, our "running the roads" every chance we get, whether in one of the jeeps or on the Harley. We definitely ride the back roads and the jeep trails.
Larry has been at PPG Industries here in Lake Charles for almost 30 years where he is a Master Electrician. His real love there is being a First Responder. He is also a Fire Captain and Instructor on the Emergency Fire and Rescue Squad at the plant.
We can hardly wait for his retirement in the next couple of years, but in the meantime, we are fortunate to have a lot of days free due to him being on "Shift." It gives him some 22 weeks every year of off days (including regular 4 weeks of vacation days) so we get to "play" a lot. But, most of all, he is a Marine! Oooohrah! He served two tours in Viet Nam and is 1st Marine - 1st Division. I absolutely adore him - he is my "best" everything! Ironically, Johnny's cousin, Camelia Anne Kircus (class of '60) and her husband, Ray, got Larry and I together. That was over ten years ago, and I am still "grinning" from ear to ear.
My daughter (although she claims Larry before me – Hee hee - they are close!) Tracee is a Nurse Practitioner. She is Johnny Kircus' daughter and laughs and says, "Larry is my Daddy grown up." She is a doll with four daughters from 9 to 13, and one son, 21, Chris, who you read about (see February 01, 2009 blog article). We are excited to learn that Chris will be stationed at Ft. Polk for awhile where he will be serving as an instructor for "Airborne" trainees. Hopefully, he will not serve another tour in Iraq.
That about sums it up. While living in Louisiana Cajun country we enjoy the fantastic foods and riding the coastal roads seeing all the birds, ducks, and geese along the way, not to mention counting alligators as we go. Hopefully, after Larry's retirement in a couple of years, we will move out to Texas Hill Country. We love it out there!
God Bless and Love!
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