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This is the page where I'll describe myself in more detail.
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My favorite movies:
Harold and Maude
Blazing Saddles
One Flew Over the Cocoo's nest
Superman
The Sixth Sense
The Passion of the Christ
Bruce Almighty
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Patriot
Brokeback Mountain
Under the Same Moon
El Norte
The Visitor
Taken
Prince of Persia
My favorite Artists:
Peter Frampton
Chicago
Malo
Santana
Sting and The Police
Mana
Ricky Martin
George Michael
Jose Alfredo Jimenez
Bette Midler
Mychael Maldonado
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I am a Human Resources Professional
(By God's grace)
I grew up in the barrios of San Antonio,
Texas. My father died when I was in the 2nd Grade and my mother, brothers and I moved into what was called the Victoria
Courts, a public housing project. San Antonio is home to most of my family members. I have two older brothers
and one older sister. I am the "baby" in the family...probably the most spoiled. I went to both public and private
schools, when my mom could afford it. I actually got help from my Aunt Diana to go to Saint Michael's
Academy from the 2nd - 6th Grade. My mom got us an upper apartment in "the courts." The neighborhood was a typical
public housing project...you might imagine what that was like, so I won't repeat it here. By the time I was to go
to Middle School, my mother moved us out of the projects into a rental home near the city's Southside. I went to
Page Junior high, where I joined the band and learned to play the Tenor Sax. I loved Band...I hated Gym.
My High School years at Brackenridge High School were
fantastic! I stayed in the Band, now playing the Alto Sax. I couldn't afford to buy a new Saxaphone so my mom
bought me a used Alto Sax. My brother-in-law, Raymond was a musician and he had the horn tuned up, fixed up with new pads,
and had a new shiny gloss put on it. I thought I would major in music in College, but that was not to happen.
On my first day of class at San Antonio Junior College, I showed up for Band Class with my Sax in an old, tattered case, held
together with "contact paper," usually used to line kitchen cabinets, and my belt holding the case closed. It seemed
as though all the students had new horns and new cases, but me. I excused myself, left the room and never returned.
I was embarrassed and humiliated. I was a good horn player, but my self-image was tied to that old horn and broken case.
I received my Bachelor of Arts Degree from one of
the most prestigious Universities in San Antonio...Incarnate Word. After receiving that 1st degree, the others were
a blast...notice I did not say a breeze. I received my 1st Master's from Oblate School in San Antonio and continued
further studies after graduation at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. My GPA's improved as I progressed.
I ended up with a GPA of 4.0 at Creighton University.
I love the Dallas Cowboys and the San
Antonio Spurs. I got a lot of "flack," as you might imagine while I was living in the Washington DC area, home
of that "other team." Photography is a hobby I have had since elementary school.
I particularly love Nature and mountain scenes. I have been to the top of the Continental Divide, to Shenendoah,
and to the North Pole. I have traveled the world and interacted with various cultures...some unimaginably native.
God has blessed me and I bring so many gifts to those fortunate
to know me. I am not perfect, but I am made in God's image and likeness and that gives me and you dignity beyond compare.
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