John L. Smith.  After the Evergreen school fire, John moved with his parents to Marksville where his father became principal of the elementary school there.    John received his BS and MS degrees at USL (ULL) and later earned a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Maryland.   He moved to Connecticut in 1969 where he worked as head microbiologist for a large consumer products company for 23 years.  He took early retirement at 51 and opened an office for alternative health and therapy which he maintained for 10 years.  Currently, John is living in Branford, CT and teaches meditation at the Mercy Center in Madison, CT.  He is quite active in and good health.  He bikes, hikes, swims, gardens and donates time to his condominium association and has good times with friends.  His other avocations are sculpture, pottery and painting.