John Ingram:

After graduating from Princess Anne, I attended Old Dominion where, after several major changes, I graduated with a B.S. in Health and Physical Education and later obtained a Master of Education from UVA. While at Old Dominion, I met my future wife in square dance class and we will celebrate 46 years of marriage in August. I taught and coached 33 years in the Virginia Beach Public Schools, retiring in 1998. While teaching, I coached football, track and my first love, baseball. During my baseball coaching career at F. W. Cox High School, I was fortunate enough to coach a state championship in 1996, win several awards as coach of the year and be a runner-up for national coach of the year. After being happily retired for four years, my wife decided it was time for me to return to work or she was going to retire. Fortunately there was a job opening at Cape Henry Collegiate School coaching and teaching and I continued for another seven years.

My wife, Arlene, and I have lived in Virginia Beach our entire married lives and have two grown children. Our oldest, Jay, is an electrical engineer and our daughter, Allison, is a CPA who is a consultant. We have a granddaughter, Mackenzie, who is the apple of our eye. We both are now retired and look forward to traveling and enjoying the rest of our lives together.