Gary Jester

I HAVE SO MANY FOND MEMORIES OF JEFFERSON SCHOOL. I WAS NEVER VERY GOOD AT SPORTS BUT,BECAUSE OF SMALLER SCHOOLS AT THAT TIME THERE WAS A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO GET ON A TEAM OF SOMEKIND. I DIDN,T GET ON BASKETBALL TEAM,BUT WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE ON TRACK TEAM AND FLAG FOOTBALL. I CAN REMEMBER RUNNING ON OUR GRASS TRACK AT JEFFERSON THINKING IT SEEMED LIKE ONE TRIP AROUND HAD TO BE ABOUT A MILE LONG. LOOKING AT IT TODAY SEEMS SO SMALL,BUT I IMAGINE IF I TRIED TO RUN IT NOW IT WOULD FEEL LIKE 10 MILES.I LIVED 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF SCHOOL ON OLD 221 SO IN SUMMER SOME FRIENDS AND I WOULD RIDE OUR BIKES TO THE SCHOOL AND HAVE RACES AROUND OUTSIDE OF BUILDING,SLIDING OUR REAR TIRES AROUND THE CORNERS MADE US FEEL LIKE BIG TIME RACERS.I HAVE SO MANY GOOD THINGS TO REMEMBER FROM BACK THEN,BUT THE ONE OVERRIDING MEMORY OF ALL WAS KNOWING THAT WE HAD THE BEST BASKETBALL TEAM IN THE COUNTY, THE JEFFERSON SPARTANS !!!!

1st marriage 10 yrs. divorced - 2 children TROY & Jennifer. 2nd marriage to JULIE MORGAN CONTINUES 26 YRS. - 1 DAUGHTER -WENDY. JULIE HAS 2 CHILDREN FROM HER 1ST MARRIAGE -JAMES BROXON, JANNA BROXON. BETWEEN MY CHILDREN,HER CHILDREN AND OUR CHILD,WE HAVE 17 GRANDCHILDREN. I WORKED 32 YRS. AT ROCK WOOL FACTORY IN HUNTINGTON. RETIRED 3 YRS. AGO WITH LUNG DIABILITY. JULIE HAS WORKED AT SEVERAL JOBS OVER THE YEARS ,GREENHOUSE,NIPAC,HUGGY BEAR MOTEL,MAGNATEK,METHODIST HOME,HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY, AND CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AT COUNTRY GARDEN CAFE IN HUNTINGTON. I NOW SPEND A LOT OF MY TIME HANGING OUT AT THE CAFE SAMPLING THE DIFFERENT MENU ITEMS.WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME WITH OUR GRANDCHILDREN AND ON THE DAYS THEY ARE IN A GOOD MOOD WE REALLY ENJOY THEM.JULIE AND I BOTH ENJOY FISHING AND TRAVELING ,ALTHOUGH WE DONT GET TO TRAVEL AS MUCH AS WE WOULD LIKETO.I ALSO LIKE TO SPEND TIME AT HISTORICAL MUSEUM IN HUNTINGTON AND THE INDIANA ROOM AT THE LIBRARY. I CAN LITERALLY SPEND HOURS LOOKING INTO LOCAL HISTORY ITEMS AND BOOKS.JULIE LOVES TO SEW AND MAKE DRESSES,SKIRTS AND SUITS OF ALL KINDS,SOMETIME ITS SEEMS SHE SPENDS SO MUCH TIME SEWING I THINK SHE TRYING TO MAKE EVERYBODY IN TOWN SOMETHING.WE BOTH ATTEND CHURCH AT CORNERSTONE ALLIANCE IN ROANOKE AND ARE INVOLVED IN VARIOUS MINISTRIES. WE THANK THE LORD EVERY DAY FOR THE MANY WAYS HE HAS BLESSED US.