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6A ♦ TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2006 HOLMES From page 1A and owner of his own busi ness, took all of Holmes woodworking and cabine try classes while at Pearl Stephens. Kelson Brooks is another of his most memorable stu dents. Brooks was interest ed in welding and drained Holmes of his knowledge. “’You’ve got all I know,”’ Holmes remembers telling Brooks, “’We’ll have to send you somewhere else.’” Both Head and Brooks attended Macon Technical School after graduating high school. Holmes also takes pride in being the first to tai lor Industrial Arts classes for women. Holmes began “leather crafts” specifically for the ladies, who were not allowed to take wood working or welding class es. Holmes recalls that the girls out performed the guys when it came to neatness and patience. After 18 years at Pearl Stephens, Holmes was asked to become assistant princi pal at Tabor Junior High, which was his position for two years. For the following five years, he wore the hat of ninth grade principal for the school, a position that was only supposed to last a year. In January of 1991, Superintendent Harold Chapman called upon Holmes to come to Perry High School as assistant principal and Supervisor of Vocational Education. Reluctantly, says Holmes, he went. It did not take him long to realize he had made the right choice. “Perry High School was the best kept secret in the county,” he says. He recalls it was the kind of town where “you could leave car doors unlocked and windows down.” Holmes said the school offered programs for stu dents that no one knew about. He encouraged the school to market their pro grams better so that every one knew what he had found out by moving to the school. When Tony Hinnant became superintendent, he created the position of coordinator of Vocational Education and asked Holmes to fill the spot. This was his position until Hinnant retired. Charles Holloway then promoted him to execu tive director of vocational Education/assistant to the superintendent. This gave Holmes more responsibility for the remainder of his full time career, traveling with the superintendent and tak ing on some of his tasks. In 2003, Holmes retired, but ARREST From page 1A Phase I Apartments, 120 Ignico Drive, Warner Robins, concerning a robbery. Upon arrival, the victim told police that he was walking to his apartment when three black males restrained him and stole an undisclosed amount of money from his person. The victim provided descriptions of the suspects and police officers conducted a search of the area. The search resulted in three 15- year-old black male juveniles being located and detained. The victim was transported to their location and subse quently identified them as the suspects that had robbed him. The victim did not sustain any injuries. The juveniles were trans ported to the Warner Robins Police Department where they were charged for the offense of robbery by force. They were then released to their parents per the Department of Juvenile Justice. Anyone with information concerning the aforemen tioned incident is encour aged to contact Detective Art Cumutte of the Warner Robins Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 918-2977 or 929- 1170. with the promise he would return. For three years he did return as “part-time,” basi cally performing the same job he had retired from. He was the executive director for Career Technology and Agriculture Education. This year, Holmes retired (again) from the career that he says was “never a job.” That day in June, he and three other part-tim ers retired and left with the “combined experience of 150 years.” All the years Holmes was teaching the youth of We believe that life is an open road full of “scenic overlooks.” We’re Windstream Communications. 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When his wife became preg nant he worked as an orderly at Hallmark Nursing Home for 13 months. He would go in at 11 p.m., get off at 7 a.m., only to go teach at his day job. Holmes also held down jobs at Sears and Belk in the Houston Mall to bring home extra money to his family. From 1972-1978, he was an aux iliary policeman for Warner LOCAL Robins. He relieved officers on weekends and holidays, rode patrol and provided back-up. “I guess that’s just my nature,” he says of his ser vitude. Not going into retire ment lying down, Holmes became a Warner Robins City Councilman in January. He says he wants to be “an ear and a voice” to the peo ple. Being a newer member, Holmes says that right now he is “in school” and believes that things are at the right pace for him to learn. “It’s a friendly atmo sphere,” he says, “People working for people.” He says his time with the council has been a team experience, sharing district issues with fellow members and‘then going about how to find the solution or the person who can provide the solution. “We work together for the betterment of Warner Robins,” says the council man. A hot topic of council meet ings these days is annexa tion. “We’re sticking to our guns,” Holmes says, ’’We’re HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL requiring things be done.” Holmes has been active in politics for quite some time, lobbying every February with the Teacher’s Association. About 15 years ago he attempted to run for city council, but conceded due to confrontation. “You can’t go into dirty politics and fight amongst yourselves,” he explains. People Pleasing! (We will delight you!) ►7» IkH 1M • tt7-f«T7