Larry's Links: Biography of Larry C. Ingram

Biography of Larry C. Ingram, ME, AGCS-Ret.

Naval Meteorologival and Oceanography Command

After four years of struggling through high school (graduating with a strong D avg), and a short attempt at higher education (where I was asked to remove myself after one year), I began a 24 year career in the U.S. Navy. Although my first choice was Musician's Mate, I ended up in Lakehurst N.J. at weather school. Being a Weather Guesser was kind of like being a Witch Doctor. You try to convince people to believe in something that you, yourself aren't really sure about. My ego told me I was a good weatherman, but I was never 100%. Then again, neither was anybody else. I was never the best, but I trained my troops to be the best. There are a lot of Chiefs out there with my fingerprints on em'. After eight years of night school, I finally completed my college education. I got my bachelors degree, May 1990 and retired from the Navy as a Senior Chief, June 1990. I did get my first choice for my second career, Social Studies teacher. Now I teach teen-agers Civics, Geography, and Economics. It's not easy but it's what I want to do and what I enjoy doing. Right now I'm not the best teacher in the school, but I get better every day. One day, there will be a lot of young people in Woodland Park, Colorado and North Teller County with my fingerprints on em'.

My Motto: "Do what you enjoy, enjoy what you do."

Bio: Larry C. Ingram, ME, AGCS-Ret. Born Clarksdale, Miss. June 1947, Moved to Pineville, La. age 8. Graduated from Pineville High, 1965. Kicked out of LSUA, academic reasons, 1966 (Too much party, not enough study). Enlisted USN, Apr. 1967. Weather observer school: Lakehurst, NJ.; NAS Kingsville, TX.; NAS Roosevelt Rhodes, PR.; NAS Bermuda; Weather Forecaster School: Lakehurst, NJ.; NAS Pt. Mugu, CA.; Fleet Weather/Typhoon Warning Cen. Guam; USS Enterprise; Initiated CPO Sept. 16. 1981; FNOC Monterey, CA.; NWOC Pearl Harbor, HI.; LCPO/OIC, NOCD Barbers Pt. HI.; Retired June 30, 1990. Went to night school forever: BS, N.Y. State Regents, BGS, Chaminade U., ME, E. New Mexico U. Executive Dir. Play Inc.(non-profit-5013C) Clovis, NM, (91-93). Teacher: Kennedy Hi School, San Antonio, TX.(95-99) : Woodland Park High School, Woodland Park, CO:(99 - Present) Subjects taught: Geography, Global Economies and Economics.

Wife: LeAunna Suko Ingram, MS: 6yr Vet - AG1 USN. Civilian Contracting Officer: Peterson AFB. (Gardening Freak) "Her Smiles give me Strength."

Dogs: Patches (7 pounds of fur) Daisy (15 pounds of fur)

Retirement from the Navy: June 1990

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