Way Corp group(s) I was in
8th Way Corps
Where I live
Near Raleigh NC
Married or Single
Married
About Me
I am living in North Carolina after having lived in California for about 20 years. I am fortunate to still have Lyn Neal Morrison (11th) as my wife. She is sexy, beautiful, and a great believer. I have two great sons, Nick 20 and Mike 15.
My Interests
Besides trying to diligently seek God on a daily basis (I'm not trying to sound "religiously correct" here, it's just that I have found that I'm either seeking or drifting away. Since drifting away doesn't offer me much, I am trying to seek). I also am into mountain biking, a sport I just picked up in the last year (because my knees are funky). Mountain biking is an adrenaline rush. We went to the Blue Ridge Mountains three times this summer to let me race down. I only planted my face on the trail once!!!
Employment or Career
UPDATE: I presently work for the FDIC - the people who insure the banks - in an elite section called the Professional Liability Group and Financial Crimes. When a bank is closed, we go in with investigators and determine if the bank's failure was due to the negligence or fraud of the directors,officers, accountants or attorneys and if so, sue to recover the losses from the individual or their insurance. When you read about a bank failure on Saturday morning, we went in Friday night to take over the bank and get it ready to reopen by Monday morning so that depositors can get their money. We are the reason that there are not runs on the banks. We are the financial "EMTs" rushing to the scene of a badly injured bank in order to stop the injury from spreading to every other bank. It is exciting and intellectually challenging and I believe what I am doing helps keep the American economic system afloat. It is a federal agency, but it is the only one that is totally supported by no tax money.
BACKGROUND: I had a law firm in California. Early on, Bryce Shirley and I were partners, then he moved on to work for Pepsi. Later I partnered with a great believer from Puerto Rico named Manfredo Lespier (he also plays a judge on the Spanish language TV show Divorcio Court or something). I then became Chief Legal Officer for Peter Coad's company TogetherSoft located in NC. That professionally was the best time in my career. Pete is absolutely brilliant and I got to work with many great people including Judy Coad (my officemate), Randall Michek, Frank Baker, Art Poling, Gary King , Don MacMillan and others. The company was bought out in 2003 and then I became president for a time of Dale Cain's software company. I then sued NC for the right to practice law here, and the case went to the US Supreme Court. I now practice law in Raleigh doing injury cases, class action construction defect cases, and more. I also have a realtors license.
Music I Like
UPDATED: I really like country music best now: Zac Brown, Taylor Swift, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, etc. I can see where Dr. Wierwille was trying to go with High Country Caravan.
Classic Rock (Zeplin, Lynard Skynard), Blues, and now Country Rock (Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Willie, etc)
Books I Like
Freakonomics, detective novels, etc., but I don't like John Grisham novels about attorneys because they are SO implausible.
Television I like
Earl (reminds me of people I knew in Indiana), 2 & 1/2 Men (reminds me of people I knew in California)
Movies I like
Comedies, and some action stuff, but the last Die Hard was overboard. Come on, Bruce Willlis wrestles a jet after jumping off his moving semi-trailer
Sports Teams I like
College Sports. This place is college crazy with Duke, Carolina, Wake Forest, ECU, NC State. The pros are too polished. The kids can win any game on any particular week.
Comments
last 20 years - I will attach some pictures to my profile
once I figure out how to do it - My family and I are doing
well - up to our ears in work and school work - I haven't
checked to see everybody who's signed into this site
but I see Virgilia must be because he left you a message
take care - Will(y) Grove
Please say hi to Lyn for me. It is hard to believe we get to cross paths again after all these years. Sorry it took me so long to respond. Jorge has been sick and my oldest son has been having teeth problems and is in pain, so that makes life hard for me.
I have not heard from Pochi in so long, i don't know how to contact her.
We have sort of kept in touch with Janice. It is hard to keep up with these people who have been so important in our lives.
I have to go brush my son's teeth, so he can go to bed. He is not able to move very much. He is so tired, i thought i would come and do one e-mail before i go back and finish his bedtime routine.
Good to hear from you.
hugs,
Martie Dieppa
I am in the 7th Corps. Went Lightbearer to Indianapolis
twice. It seems I brought people to a fellowship at your sister's house .....can't remember...anywho...nice chattin with you.
How are you? I was in Cary from 1994 to Jan. 1998, but moved back to FL for biz. reasons.
I am an ABC man....Anybody But Carolina!
Got your email .......
Howz life in NC ?
Drop us a line anytime !
at patthehandyman@gmail.com
pat and laurie in ypsilanti
God bless you. It has been so long since we spoke. I am still in Hawaii with Dorothy. I practice out of a home office and I love it. God gives me just the clients I need for cash flow and we pay the bills. Tell Lynn I said Hi and we will keep in contact. By the way we just produced Dorothy's first CD. Its called "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" It was a God project.
Nolan Yogi