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Michael Duggan

After High School, I joined the U. S. Navy and served 3 years on active duty. I served on board the USS Grenadier SS-525 (a submarine) out of Key West, FL, and participated in the Cuban Blockade during the Missile Crisis in 1962. I joined the Naval Reserves in 1985 and spent most of my time in Naval Special Warfare (SEALs and Special Boat Units). I was recalled to active duty twice, including Desert Shield/Storm in 1991. I retired in 2002 as a Master Chief Petty Officer (E-9).

Following the Navy and a year in college, I spent the next 11 years in law enforcement with the Dallas and Irving, TX, PD's, and the U. S. Border Patrol. Due to a love for coaching kids,which I did in my spare time, I went back to college and received my BA/Ed from Northeastern Oklahoma State University, Tahlequah, OK, in 1976, and have completed graduate work at Pittsburg(KS) State Univ., Univ. of Oklahoma (I AM NOT a Sooner....HOOK 'EM HORNS!!!),and Southwest Texas State Univ. (now Texas State). I'm just 9 hours short of an MA/Ed, but the effort and cost was definitely NOT worth the microscopic monetary renumeration.

I've been a H. S. teacher (Spanish, Social Studies, Biology)for the last 28 years. I'm still going to teach for a couple of more years, but I retired from coaching baseball, softball, football, and volleyball a couple of years ago. In 1993, my softball team was the Texas 5-A State Quarterfinalists and the same group of freshman girls got us back to the State Championship game in 1996. Unfortunately, we lost the game in the bottom of the last inning, but we finished as State Runner-up.

I've been married for the the last 24 years to my dear and wonderful wife, Pat, who I credit with cleaning up my act considerably. (I sort of hung on to my 'Wild Child' self for a long time). I have 4 natural children, 2 stepdaughters (whom I regard as my own),and 11 grandchildren with one in the oven. (My kids haven't figured out what caused it, either.)

I currently live in the beautiful Central Texas Hill Country in Kyle, between the Alamo (San Antonio) and the Texas Longhorns (Austin). Lots of history and great roads to ride on with great scenery.

I'm an avid biker that started out with a Cushman motor scooter in Anchorage. I graduated up to dirt bikes and owned two BSA's (and have ridden a lot of Triumph Bonnevilles): a 225 Lightning and a 441 Victor. I owned a Honda 800 Shadow for several years, but finally bought a real motorcyle: an '04 Harley-Davidson Dyna Low Rider that I traded in on an '07 Geezer Glide (H-D Electra Glide Ultra Classic). I've made several multi-thousand mile trips through this wonderful country that God has blessed with my fellow biker buddy, Billy, also a retired Navy Chief, who is like the brother I never had.

After spending time with the most important loves in my life: my wife, my kids, my grandkids, and my Harley, I really like to learn new languages (which I've used many times in my travels) and I speak a few well (Spanish, German, Italian and even a little English). In addition to a near addiction to travelling (been in many foreign countries and all but 7 states), I really love photography and sort of specialize in the outdoors: landscapes, nature, sunrises, and sunsets. I've been able to build a respectable portfolio over the years.

I've really missed the four years I lived in Alaska and count it as the most special period of time in my life. I would greatly enjoy it if some of you would contact me so we could talk about those great years.

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