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Police Have Been a Part of my Life for Many Years

Police Have Been a Part of my Life for Many Years 1958? Halloween time prank 1961? Shoplifting at Hudson's at Eastland 1962? Brian becomes a Detroit Police Officer 1966 my near death car accident 1972 throwing out our tenants 1976 My House Fire 1977 arrest in Basel, Switzerland 1977 90 mph traffic ticket 1980 early programs at Georgia Continuing Education Center 1985 to 2002 first GPSTC Sheriffs & Chiefs Assn meetings Atlanta, GPSTC, St, Simon 1995 to 2010 Command College at CSU different police depts I worked with Lawrenceville, Athens, Clarke County, Columbus, College Park, etc. 2014 Abu Dhabi

Merry, Me and Creativity

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Merry, Me and Creativity This title for a potential autobiography about my life and my various passions came to me in 1978 or 79 while driving up AIA along the Atlantic Ocean coast on the way to Palm Beach when I was working with S&T.  The feeling of joy overcame me that morning and I had to pull over to the side of the road and sit for awhile... Merry, Me & CPSI  (a brief history of our connection with CPSI) John Lampland  Gosh, it seems like one of your earlier visits to CPSI could have been part of your honeymoon. Thanks for honoring us all with the presence of both of you, several times over, at that. Warm holiday wishes, Alan! John  Merry and I met in two masters degree classes while working on M.Ed in Guidance and Counseling. Her focus was on Dieting & Eating Disorders. Mine was on work with Gifted, Talented and Creative students and adults. We met in the Spring of 1978. I went to CPSI first in 1978 thanks to Bob Eberle's strong...

Coleman, Smith and Pipal Family Memories

Coleman, Smith and Pipal Family Memories Cousin Allan thanks for your responding. Many years ago Jean sent me a family chart. I will have to search to find it. Very sorry to hear that Jean has taken a fall and is frail. My contact with Jean has been sporadic and minimal over our lifetimes. She visited us in Detroit once or twice. Then she moved to Denver, I vaguely remember to work on an advanced degree or to teach at a university. My parents and I and my dad's step mother visited Jean in Denver on one of our Summer Family Road Trips. Then skip ahead many years to 1977 when I traveled in Scotland and visited Kirkcaldy and I saw her then plus your Smith Grandparents. in 2002 when I drove down from Aberdeen to St. Andrews I tried to connect with your mother and the two of you boys but I did not have a phone number or address and simply tried to reach you by using the phone book and a pay phone from ne...