Jackie S Fox McClain

I worked for the US Post Office, 2 banks, a real estate office and then decided to stay home and raise my last two kids. When they were through with grade school, I went to Western Michigan University and became an elementary teacher. I loved it. In 2010, I retired after teaching 18 years at Churchill Elementary in the Mona Shores System. Now I'm having fun doing what ever I want.

Since retiring, my husband and I have hosted marriage seminars and taught Dave Ramsey Financial Peace classes.

I love reading everything by John Grisham and own a copy of every book he wrote. I have way too many books waiting for me to read them. And now that I read some (note: some, not many) books on my tablet, my stash doesn't take as much physical space.

We both made it through Covid until August of 2021. And our time with it was spent in quarantine at home, no hospitals.

I remember having the winning float for the Homecoming parade one year. We were playing the Tigers. I loved going to the football games and still believe there is nothing close to Big Red football.

Mr. Frank Potter, drama coach, was an inspiration along with Mrs. Marjorie Rice, speech. Mrs. Phyllis Hallgren, library assistant, was my favorite person in the library. Mr. Pool, chemistry, "Systematize! Systematize!" taught me wonderful life skills. Mr. Harris made history come alive and I ended up a history major in college.

I was part of Project X, also known as Team Teaching, and I believe it made me a better student and better person. Too bad the project lost its funding and was discontinued. Team teaching limited my chance to meet many of the Class of 1967. But it provided a lifelong love of learning and many memories.

My husband, Bruce, joined the staff at Muskegon Public and taught for the high school until he retired. So, although I didn't marry a Big Red, I converted one over.