John
Easterling is married to Nancy, and has two grown daughters and
six grandchildren.
He was
born and raised in Laurel, Mississippi and later joined the Army
and was
stationed in Colorado where he met Nancy. After
being discharged, he attended
Colorado Aero Tech where he became certified as an aircraft mechanic.
John worked in
the airline
industry for 18 years, most recently in a management position
with Continental
Express
Airlines in Houston, Texas. Nancy, a native of Denver, Colorado,
is a high
school
Journalism and English teacher, also serving as the adviser for
for the school yearbook
and newspaper.
He and
Nancy have been members of Christ-the-King Lutheran Church in
Kingwood, TX
for fifteen
years. As a member, John was active on the worship team, drama
team and
taught adult
Sunday School classes, as well as serving a term on the Board of
Directors.
Nancy was
active on the worship team and in the high school youth group,
where she served as Small Groups coordinator, and Sunday School
teacher. He and Nancy also
served as Adult Small Group
leaders for over ten years.
After
taking early retirement from Continental Express Airlines, John
applied to Concordia
Seminary and began work on a Master's of Divinity degree in the
fall of 2005.
