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February 28, 2008, Dennis writes:
Jane Johnson (BHS Class of '62) and I married in Belton on 12/26/65.
(Jane's father was the pastor of First Baptist Church.)
By the time I finished my graduate work at the U. of Colorado, we were
thoroughly enamored by the beauty and climate of the Rocky Mountains.
Since there were no teaching positions available in 1970, I was
encouraged by our good friend from Mary Hardin Baylor, Dr. Sarah F.
Anders, to accept a chemistry professorship at a small college in
Louisiana (Louisiana College). Surprisingly, we never left. After 37 years
of teaching, I retired in '07 as dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
Jane completed her early education career in 1999 after we spent five
months in London as faculty-in-residence for 25 of our college students.
We have two sons, Tyler and Landry. Tyler and his wife (Melissa) live
near Baton Rouge where they attempt to stay up with their five-year old
twins. Tyler has a master's degree in business and is studying for his
CPA exam. Melissa has a very busy practice in child and adult psychiatry.
After serving 10 years as a Navy SEAL with multiple deployments in Iraq
and Afghanistan, our son Landry (single) retired from the military in '07.
He now works as a construction engineer in San Diego and lives in a
condo overlooking Dog Beach.
I'm still active, jogging regularly and returning each summer to backpack
in Colorado. Jane continues to be creative in helping our grandchildren
learn, preparing her annual flower gardens, and re-arranging the house
frequently. We've moved both of our mothers (now in their eighties) from
Texas in order to be able to care for them. They live adjacent to each
other in an assisted living home and enjoy each other's company.
Jane and I still consider ourselves Texans (Go Cowboys!) and we
recently owned land in the Hill Country: however, it appears that we will
be in Louisiana for the near future. Please visit us any time on your way
to New Orleans.
Jane Johnson (BHS Class of '62) and I married in Belton on 12/26/65.
(Jane's father was the pastor of First Baptist Church.)
By the time I finished my graduate work at the U. of Colorado, we were
thoroughly enamored by the beauty and climate of the Rocky Mountains.
Since there were no teaching positions available in 1970, I was
encouraged by our good friend from Mary Hardin Baylor, Dr. Sarah F.
Anders, to accept a chemistry professorship at a small college in
Louisiana (Louisiana College). Surprisingly, we never left. After 37 years
of teaching, I retired in '07 as dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
Jane completed her early education career in 1999 after we spent five
months in London as faculty-in-residence for 25 of our college students.
We have two sons, Tyler and Landry. Tyler and his wife (Melissa) live
near Baton Rouge where they attempt to stay up with their five-year old
twins. Tyler has a master's degree in business and is studying for his
CPA exam. Melissa has a very busy practice in child and adult psychiatry.
After serving 10 years as a Navy SEAL with multiple deployments in Iraq
and Afghanistan, our son Landry (single) retired from the military in '07.
He now works as a construction engineer in San Diego and lives in a
condo overlooking Dog Beach.
I'm still active, jogging regularly and returning each summer to backpack
in Colorado. Jane continues to be creative in helping our grandchildren
learn, preparing her annual flower gardens, and re-arranging the house
frequently. We've moved both of our mothers (now in their eighties) from
Texas in order to be able to care for them. They live adjacent to each
other in an assisted living home and enjoy each other's company.
Jane and I still consider ourselves Texans (Go Cowboys!) and we
recently owned land in the Hill Country: however, it appears that we will
be in Louisiana for the near future. Please visit us any time on your way
to New Orleans.
| Dennis with sons Landry (left) and Tyler (right). |
| With Landry at 13,000 feet at the top of Crystal Peak in Colorado (What a prize-winning photo!) |