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moved to Texas 1993. Major adjustments to new state

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My basketball coach helped get me through high school with tutoring and made me feel like I could do it.

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big changes, family separated,

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Honorable medical discharge 2004
U of H police academy 2004

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2012 married her

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Talk about scared first time dad.

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2015 2nd son born Plus adopted a 14 yr teenager

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2015 2nd son born Plus adopted a 14 yr teenager

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March 2020 - bought land in colorado!/pandemic /shutdown/riots/

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March 2020 - bought land in colorado!/pandemic /shutdown/riots/

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Contemplating changing careers

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June 2019 -First ever time going to Colorado

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June 2019 -First ever time going to Colorado

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First big family road trip. We all fell in love instantly with it. Wife and I set some goals, made future plans and dreams

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January 2021- started college with hopes of becoming a nurse one day

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January 2021- started college with hopes of becoming a nurse one day

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helping people/ military, police officer, adopting teenager from CPS, change of careers to nursing. And lately the common threads are babies.. My wife would keep having them if she could.

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I can close one door and open another no matter how scared I may be.  I don't think I am too old to do anything.

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My family is the best part of my past and present. My wife and I have goals to build our dream house on our land one day and retire in Colorado. Becoming a nurse will allow us that flexibility and still provide a way for me to help people now more than ever.