Jeff Head Life History
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The Life Story of Jeffrey Lynn Head Title Page Written by Jeff Head 2017, Emmett, Idaho, USA eBook ISBN Number: 978-1-64136-174-3 Copyright 2017 Page 1 of 397 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page ....................................................................................................................................................................1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................................2 1.0 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................4 2.0 My Birth and parents’ families (1925 to 1956 and my birth) ...............................................................................4 3.0 My early Years and growing up in Dallas and then on the Ranch 1956-1969 ......................................................9 4.0 Teen Years, Graduation from High School 1970-1975 ...................................................................................... 14 5.0 Joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1970 ............................................................................ 16 6.0 Back to Teen Years, Graduation, and a Mission 1970-1977 .............................................................................. 19 7.0 My Mission to Germany 1975-1977 .................................................................................................................. 22 8.0 Back to BYU, finding my Sweetheart, Marriage, Honey Moon 1977-1978 ....................................................... 28 9.0 First Job, more BYU, 1st Child, Katie Amanda, back to Texas 1978-1979 .......................................................... 36 10. LTV job, 1st House, CAD/CAM work, 2nd Child Rachel is born 1979-1980 ........................................................ 38 11. Back to LTV, more BYU, Bechtel Power, 3rd Child, Becki born 1980-1983 ........................................................ 41 12. More BYU, Texas, Formtek, Motorola, Dallas Temple 1984-1986 .................................................................... 49 13. Jeff Head Jr. Born, Intergraph, learning priorities 1984-1985 ........................................................................... 54 16. Changes as Intergraph, another move to GE Calma in California 1987-1988 ................................................... 57 17. Valid Logic, Gail and I travel to Germany, 5th Child, Jared born 1988-1989 ...................................................... 61 18. Four Years at SDRC in Cincinnati Ohio, ultimate CAD/CAM job, 1989-1993 ..................................................... 69 19. Move to Dillon MT, Beaverhead Printing, and our life there 1993-1996 .......................................................... 80 20. Leaving Dillon, Consulting, my Trip to India and Romania 1994-1995 .............................................................. 92 21. Working for Mid-State consultants in Nephi, Utah 1995-1997 ......................................................................... 98 22. Move to Idaho, Micron, getting a Home, Katie gets married 1997-2000 ....................................................... 103 23. Alpha Top consulting, March for Liberty, Jared’s Journal of our trip in 2000 ................................................. 109 24. My experience at Klamath Falls, Oregon, 9-11 Attack 2000-2001 .................................................................. 123 25. Being an Author, “The Dragon’s Fury,” and “The Stand at Klamath Falls.” .................................................... 134 26. 1st Grandchild, Awards, Government job, Dad and Greg pass 2002-2004 ...................................................... 139 27. Memories, kid’s sports, Scouting, Becki marries, Jeff Graduates 2004-2006 ................................................. 146 28. Gail’s Decorating, Gail’ Trip to England, Gail helps My Mom 2004-2005 ....................................................... 163 29. Jeff’s mission to France, I pick him up and tour his mission 2005-2006 ......................................................... 168 31. Missy dies, Mom, Jared graduates, Magruder, Jeff marries 2007-2009 ......................................................... 177 30. Jared’s Mission, Becky’s 2nd marriage, I get Cancer 2010-2012 ...................................................................... 192 31. Mom’s and my brother’s death, Rachel’s wedding, family life 2012-2014 ..................................................... 203 32. Our wonderful children and grandchildren 2001-2017 .................................................................................. 212 33. Latest surgery and radiation, call to Genealogy, wrapping up 2016-2017 ..................................................... 240 34. Epilog – Farewell October 2017 ...................................................................................................................... 244 Appendix - 1 – My Journal of my experience with Sacral Chordoma Cancer ....................................................... 249 Appendix -2 - Some Essays on Liberty by Jeff Head .............................................................................................. 325 Appendix - 3 – Examples of Jeff Head’s Model Building ....................................................................................... 374 Appendix - 4 – Some Awards I have received ....................................................................................................... 390 1.0 Introduction This is my life's story. I am writing this for my dear wife, and love of my life, Gail, for our five children and their spouses, and our current 13 grandchildren (and what I expect will be several more), so that they might know about my life and experiences, and that they may learn from them how to be happy, no matter what experiences come their way, and how to turn to God and let Him map their course and path through life. I do it also so that my children and grandchildren, and great grandchildren will have some idea about their heritage through me to a group of extraordinary people who gave me life and those who gave them life…my parents and grandparents. At the same time, I want to ensure that my descendants know that life is not always easy. My father taught me a long time ago that if you think that any family or person is "perfect" and that everything seems to be going perfectly for them when it is difficult for yourself, then one of two things is occurring: 1) You are simply feeling sorry for yourself and you need to stop, look around, and count the unbelievable number of blessings you have...even if you do have troubles. Or, the second thing is simply this... 2) You do not know the other family or people as well as you think you do. Everyone has difficulties. It is a part of life...and in the end, the hardships are blessing because they help mold us and act to knock off the rough spots and, if we will be humble and look for the good...those hardships teach us so much and make us better people. It is the way of life. I will try and make this somewhat multi-media and include pictures wherever I can so that the reader gets a better feel and sense of some of the things I talk about and things that I experienced throughout my life, and saw in the lives of others around and near to me. 2.0 My Birth and parents’ families (1925 to 1956 and my birth) I was born on June 19, 1956, at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Since my parents were good Southern Baptists, I was born at Baylor Hospital, a Baptist Hospital in Dallas, Texas. We lived at 3933 Van Ness Lane in Dallas when I was born. It was my parent’s second house in Dallas, the first being just up the street on Van Ness at the corner. Baylor Hospital My mom was Georgia Mae Spacil, and my dad Albert Lee Head Jr., both born in 1925 during the great depression. Albert Lee Head and Jewel Ollie Darden, and Albert Spacil and Albina Machu were my grandparents. My Dad’s family had roots deep in the United States, both sides back to Colonial days and the 1600s in America. My Grandparents holding my Dad as a baby My Dad (Left) and his parents (middle) and his sister, my Aunt Judy in Alabama My Grandad Head served in the US Navy in World War I. He was a baseball player (catcher) in the depression for a minor league team of the New York Yankees. Both of them then taught High School in Goodwater, AL. My Dad, with his parents at his High School Graduation My father served in the US Navy in World War II. He was an officer aboard an LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) and his ship landed US Marines on Islands in the Pacific. He joined in 1942 when he was 17. My Dad with his parents after enlisting in the US Navy ROTC Program in 1942 The Navy sent him into ROTC at Auburn University in Alabama, and then later, at Rice University in Houston, Texas. In late 1943, he finished his ROTC training and was shipped off to war in the Pacific. Albert Lee Head by LCI (L)-690 that he served on as an Officer When he got home in 1946, it wasn’t long before he got together with the girl he had hoped would wait, Georgia Mae Spacil. They were married in 1948. Now a few words about my mother and her family. My Mom’s parents, Albina Machu and Albert Spacil in Houston in the 1940s My Mom, Georgia on the left, and her mother on the right in the 1930s. My grandfather Spacil served in the US Army in World War I. They had five daughters and a