Honorary NARS Member Has Recipe For Success

Watching Janine handle all the requests for breakfast recently I was suddenly struck with the idea that there might be a human interest story here that NARS members and their spouses (xyl's) would enjoy for a refreshing change of pace. After all here is a young woman (and mother) taking food orders, dishing out those orders - all with accuracy and aplomb, and good naturedly trading wisecrack for wisecrack with our wild bunch - and everybody loving every minute of it. I sensed there was another side to Janine that people would also enjoy knowing. How right I was.

Photo - Keith - WD5DXL

Janine was born in Beaver Falls, Pa. in 1962 as Janine Weir (Scotch-Irish ancestr y). She attended Beaver Falls High School and was graduated in May 1980. Beaver Falls is the hometown also of Joe Namath who used to work at the same plant as one of Janine's uncles - Joe was a messenger there. Janine's husband, Larry Simser, was born in New Market, England. They've been married 13 years, and have two children - Rhiannon, 12 years old and in 7th grade - Joshua, 7 years old in lst grade. Both go to school in the Spring school district and are doing well.

Janine came to Houston 14 years ago at the urging of friends while still single. Within a year she had met and married her husband, Larry, who is a Courier for Texas Executive Couriers in Houston. They have been very contented here and have no plans for going anywhere else. Janine says she has no desire for any more winters like she experienced in Pennsylvania. Janine is working toward a career as a Bio-chemist. She would like to work in the environmental field as a consultant . She is currently attending North Harris County College as a sophomore with - get this - a 4.0 average so far!

What drives Janine is that she must maintain a high average to qualify for her goal of attending Rice University on a scholarship and grant. Because of their busy schedules, Larry and Janine make as much time as is available to play softball, basketball, volley ball and tennis with their kids. They also do some camping and fishing in the Huntsville, Lake Livingston and Galveston areas. Whew! - they' ve tired me out already.

What Janine is doing represents the American way - preparing herself educationall y for the future and working and studying hard in the present. The Declaration of independence says something to the effect (paraphrased) that the Creator (not m an or law) has endowed us with among other things the right to pursue happiness. Of course there's no guarantee we'll catch it - nobody can guarantee you that - but if you study hard, work hard - you'll have the best chance to climb the ladder of success - and hopefully catch happiness. Of course luck plays a role too - but that applies to everything we do. This is an ethic that hasn't changed in over 200 years of American history.

We think Janine will be a success in whatever she plans to do - she'll make a gre at biochemist. Her family appears to represent a high standard in young American family values - today - right here in our own backyard so to speak.

Janine - now that we've turned your head a little with such glowing prose, and while you're still doing such a good job waitressing - may I please have another ha lf cup of coffee? And hold the sausage on the short stack.