1990

Stuart Is shown coming down In the chair lift from the second floor of Newton Hall where some of his classes are held. Without the chair lift Stuart and others confined to wheelchairs would not have easy access to classes offered above ground level on the Decatur c.npus. (EC Photo) policeman. S rt receives 100 per– cent disab1l benefits. Since the

has not let the accident hinder his love for hunting. Stuart said he can handle a four-wheeler "pretty good" and he does a lot of hunting on the all-terrain vehtde for deer, rabbits and squtrrels. He al o operotes a personal home computer and Sl)Cnds a lot of time exerc1sing m his backyard swim– mmg pool And :r that's not enough to keep him bus) Stuart also takes care of ·e\"er..:! pet mcluding a wolf, Gerrrum Shepherd. parrot and "32 chi~.i:.eft •• ;i~ even find· tune to do a llulc g;.rdening! Sitwlt admitted returning to the cJ_ STMm has not been easy but he S3id he enjoys ihe challenge. He sa1d be earlier took C()(lf';eS at Hinds Community College before joining the National Guard in 1976. At East Central, he has earned 24 hours cre– dit and pbns to enroll in a ser nr uiru'tt year. He .aid be ~) appttiateS the ("ate and con– cern shown hun b) lhe East Central

near fatal a.... ·m 12 years ago, he ~aas undergore months of rehabilita– uon treaune .1 Veterans' Hospitals in Mempht~ • -.:1 Jackson. He also went through 1 divorce in 1983 and he has basu_ ~ spent a lot of time "feeling sorry :w- myselt." "I fmall: 0:-~ 1ded it was time to do somethingwt:r.hwhile with my life. I wanted to (r:'Ve to myself that I could go to lege and get a good JOb to secure ; future. And, 1 basi– call} becl.me ~ red with my life." Althoug . mfmed to a wheel– ch:ur. s~~ -...:; still maintained an a u e lif" The Morur High School graduate ---

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