Dr. Perry J. Hubbard
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John P. Hubbard
Born – April 4, 1983. The day before his mother sang in the Easter Contata while his father directed the choir. He was born late afternoon in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
At three months he went to stay with Grandpa and Grandma Smeby while mom and dad lead a youth missions trip to Puerto Rico for two weeks.
At six months he had his first airplane ride to Portland, Oregon where he was introduced to his great great uncle and aunt Richards.
Two weeks later we moved to Oskaloosa, Iowa.
When he was three and ½ years old he moved to Gbendembu, Sierra Leone.
At five grandpa and grandma Hubbard came to visit and grandma taught him preschool.
First grade was in Kenosha, Wisconsin at Grant Elementary school. The same school his father attended for three years.
Second grade through fourth he had mom and dad and Grandma Hubbard as his teachers in Gbendembu.
Fifth grade was again at Grant Elementary school in Kenosha.
Sixth grade was with mom and dad in Papua New Guinea in the village of Takuru.
Seventh through tenth grade John flew to boarding school at Ukurumpa. The school is a missionary kids school run by SIL. He played on the soccer and softball teams.
Grade eleven was at Christian Life School in Kenosha, WI. He was the starting goalie for the soccer club and ran the sound system for the school.
Grade Twelve was in Guyana at the Georgetown American School. He played soccer with a local soccer club.
Upon graduation he attended Southern Wesleyan University in South Carolina and then came home for three months. He played on the soccer team and was a cheerleader for several other sports.
In September of 2002 he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota and began work in construction.
In May 2003 John announced his engagement to Val Nystrom.
In January 2004 John and Val were married in Worthington, MN in the midst of an ice storm.
In May of 2004 John graduated from the Hennepin Technical College with top honors in their Construction program.
John and Val are currently living on the Nystrom Family orchard in Worthington, MN.
In January of 2008 John decided to return to college to work on a BA degree. His goal is to complete his education and seek employment as a industrial arts teacher in a local school.
Special Notes
John has always loved to help dad with his construction projects. Learning to work cement and build as soon as he could hold the tools.
He has developed a special skill with the scroll saw and used it to make wood craft projects to sell and raise money to buy office equipment for the work in Guyana.
He has gone scuba diving with his dad a number of times and enjoys water activities.
His favorite sport is soccer and his position is that of goalie. He was the starting goalie at CLS, was on a local soccer club in Guyana and played one season with the SWU team.
He was the student class president for one year while attending GAS in Guyana.
He has enjoyed running the sound equipment for CLS and Charlotte Street Wesleyan in Georgetown, Guyana.
Last updated August, 2007
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