Stephen Cummings

Jacksonville High School

Class of 1977

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Stephen Cummings - Class of 1977 - Jacksonville High School

First Name	Stephen
Last Name	Cummings
Graduation Year	Class of 1977
Gender	Male
Hometown	Berryville, Arkansas
Relationship Status	Separated
About Me	AFTER BEING BAPTIZED IN A LITTLE CHURCH IN TEXAS AT THE AGE OF 4...I WAS RAISED A MILITARY BRAT UNTIL THE AGE OF 18. MY FATHER (AFTER HELPING BUILD THE LUNAR LANDER FOR NASA) TOOK US ALL AROUND THE WORLD GIVING ME A UNIQUE VIEW OF LIFE AND OTHER CULTURES...I TOOK PIANO LESSONS FROM AGES 7-11 AND SANG IN CHOIR STARTING AT AGE OF 12 AS WELL AS LEARNING TO PLAY GUITAR, BASS, AND DRUMS.MY FIRST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE WAS WITH A GARAGE BAND AT A BASE TEEN CLUB IN 1972...SINCE THEN I HAVE PLAYED IN NUMEROUS BANDS PLAYING ALL OF THE INSTRUMENTS I HAVE MENTIONED AND USUALLY SINGING LEAD VOCALS...I DID THIS FOR 30 YEARS WHEN I WASNT WORKING...TODAY I MOSTLY DO GOSPEL MUSIC AND AT AGE 52 DECIDED TO COME OUT OF RETIREMENT TO WRITE, RECORD, SING AND PLAY LIVE AGAIN TO PRAISE GOD AND BRING COMFORT TO THOSE IN NEED...FROM AGE 15 UNTIL 40 I WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN MARTIAL ARTS(SHOTOKAN AND INCORPORATING MANY OTHER STYLES ALONG THE WAY)...TEACHING FOR TWENTY YEARS BUT ALWAYS THE STUDENT... I HELPED WOMEN LEARN TO FEND OFF ATTACKERS LONG ENOUGH TO REACH SAFETY...AND TOOK ON MANY BULLIED PEOPLE WHO NEEDED A WAY TO DEFEND THEMSELVES...I NEVER TAUGHT ANYONE FOR SPORT OR TO FURTHER THEIR NATURAL AGGGRESSION...MY OWN STYLE AND PHILOSOPHY WAS NAMED SLEEPING TIGER AS WE ALL NEED TO WAKE THE INNER TIGER IN TIMES OF DANGER. DUE TO HEALTH PROBLEMS I RETIRED FROM TEACHING IN 2000...I DID SOME BODYGUARD WORK WHICH WAS EXCITING AT THE TIME...BUT MY HEART HAS ALWAYS BEEN WITH MUSIC..I SERVED IN THE US NAVY(1980-1983) AND WAS MEDICALLY(HONORABLE) DISCHARGED AFTER BEING WOUNDED...I HAVE BEEN BLESSED IN MARRIAGE AND HAVE THREE DAUGHTERS(LINDSAY, JAN AND TORI )...THREE SONS...(TAYLOR, SHANE AND CHRIS) WHO ARE NOW IN THEIR EARLY TO MID TWENTIES...HAVING BEEN RAISED A CHRISTIAN AND THEN SEEKING OTHER PATHS OF ENLIGHTENMENT I HAVE RETURNED TO THE FOLD AND AM NOW A DEVOTED SERVANT OF CHRIST! SPREADING HIS MESSAGE OF LOVE AND PEACE AND HIS PROM...(read more)