Seven Questions with a Servant: J.K. Lilly

1. What's your name?

J. K. Lilly

2. Will you please share a little about yourself?

West Virginia has always been home except for my Navy years. I'm dad to three daughters, but one died from complications of diabetes. Patricia Sherman found me wandering Charleston's mean streets barefoot and shivering; she couldn't resist adopt me as a bedraggled stray. Imagine, a Presbyterian sharing wedding cake with a Catholic. Thank God for providing a welcoming Lutheran church in which to worship Him. Her Doctorate is in Education and mine is in Medicine... both from WVU. Our Masters degrees are from Marshall so are united in Christ but divided by diplomas.

Seven Questions with a Servant: Phil Gaarenstroom

1. What's your name?

Phil Gaarenstroom

2. Will you please share a little about yourself?

Grew up in Fairmont, Minnesota; graduated from Carleton College in Minnesota and went to graduate school at Purdue University (Ph. D. in Chemistry). Moved to Charleston in 1977 to work for Union Carbide. Nancy and I met at Purdue and we married in 1978. I retired from Dow Chemical in 2013. Nancy works part time from home doing bookkeeping. Our daughter, Amanda, is a paramedic in Morgantown. Our son, Eric, is a construction inspector in Columbia, Maryland. Onyx, our black cat, keeps us entertained at home.

Seven Questions with a Servant: Steve Winans

1. What's your name?

Steve Winans

2. Will you please share a little about yourself?

Originally from upstate New York. Came to South Charleston in 1963 after graduating from Clarkson as a Chemical Engineer. Retired and spend time gardening and traveling. Wife is Janet (41 years and counting) with 3 boys and 10 grandchildren.

Seven Questions with a Servant: Rod Hackman

1. What's your name?

Rod Hackman

2. Will you please share a little about yourself?

I was born and grew up in southern Indiana in Seymour; a Rural, Farming German Lutheran community. My wife Elaine is from Chicago area and we met thru match making by my sister Jill. Elaine and I have two children Danielle and Noah and I have two boys Andy and Mike from a previous marriage. All are married or close to marriage accept our youngest, Noah. We have 5 grandchildren ranging from 17 to 1 year old. I retired from DuPont in 2011 after 37 years; but I continue to consult at times overseas.

Seven Questions with a Servant: Fred Joseph

1. What's your name?

Fred Joseph

2. Will you please share a little about yourself?

Born in Whitesville, West Virginia in 1938 lived in Charleston West Virginia for all of my life .
After high school I attended one short year at West Virginia University. After that one year I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served two years on active duty .

Seven Questions with a Servant: Sarah Shaver

1. What's your name?

Sarah Shaver

2. Will you please share a little about yourself?

I grew up in beautiful Beckley, WV, went to college at WV Wesleyan, and have worked in radio and other media for over 36 years, now with the K-Love and Air 1 Christian radio networks. I have one sister, Carla, who lives in North Carolina and is retired. Geologist Rick and I married in 1985 and had to move all the way to Florida in 1990 to have two amazing kids, Karl and Katie. We didn't want our kids to grow up so far away from family so we moved back in 1996. Rick's mother, Carmella, and her late husband Karl were St. Timothy members and our kids were baptized there. We currently have two cats, petite Stella, and orange feline behemoth Lyle. Our best friends, Susan and Catherine Pierce, are part of our family, too!

Seven Questions with a Servant: Sheri Moore

1. What's your name?

Sheri Moore

2. Will you please share a little about yourself?

I currently live in Cross Lanes, WV and am retired from the Kanawha County Assessor’s Office. I am divorced and have 2 children, Tim and Mikki. I have 5 grandchildren and one great grandchild on the way. I do not have any pets. I enjoy watching birds and the outdoors.

Seven Questions with a Servant: Jo Hartley

1. What's your name?

Jo Hartley

2. Will you please share a little about yourself?

I'm from right here in South Charleston, WV. I taught k-12 music in both Kanawha and Grant Counties in WV and upon returning to Kanawha County became an Elementary Music Specialist until I was forced to medically resign in 2012. No spouse or kids, but I like to say I have many kids if I count all the kids I've had the privilege of working with in both public schools and here at Redeemer. I also have at least partial custody of a silly little white cat named Sookie who makes regular appearances on Facebook!

Seven Questions with a Servant: Angie King

1. What’s Your Name?

Angie King

2. Will you please share a little about yourself ?

Born in Welch, WV, grew up in Glenwood, WV, transplanted to Charleston in 2014. Work at CAMC Memorial. Married to my best friend that it took me 44 years to find. Thankful to get to spend the rest of my life with him. Timothy is my only birthed child. He and his family are the other loves of my life. Bentley and Charlotte are the greatest kids in the world because they are my gbabies and they melt my heart. Maggie Mae is our canine child together and she is the most spoiled dog on the planet, besides the Lilly family dogs.

Seven Questions with a Servant: Janet Winans

1. What’s Your Name?

Janet Winans

2. Will you please share a little about yourself (where you’re from, where you work, about your spouse, children, grandchildren, pets, etc)?

Born at Flat Top, Mercer County. Graduated from Shady Springs High School. Worked for

Seven Questions with a Servant: Alex McLaughlin

1. What’s Your Name? Alex McLaughlin

2. Will you please share a little about yourself (where you’re from, where you work, about your spouse, children, grandchildren, pets, etc)? I grew up in Alderson , West Virginia . Have lived in Charleston area since 1978, retired from state of West Virginia. Work for Woody Thrasher 2020. Married to Mary Jo Hansen in 1975. One daughter Mary Elizabeth one grandson Caleb Alexander Carr and one…

Seven Questions with a Servant: Don Sager

1. What’s Your Name?

Don Sager

2. Will you please share a little about yourself ?

Lived here for 29 years, lived in Indiana before that. Met my spouse in college, reunited in another century in another millennia, after more than a quarter century … Read More >>

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