WELCOME TO MY WEB PAGE. I AM JIM KEMPLE AND THIS
IS MY FIRST TRY AT MAKING A PAGE. I WAS BORN IN
CALIFORNIA BUT AM A NATIVE OF NEVADA, BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE MY FAMILY LIVED WHEN I WAS BORN. WE MOVED TO ST. GEORGE, UTAH WHEN I WAS 8 YEARS OLD, AND LIVED THERE UNTIL HIGH SCHOOLGRADUATION. I JOINED THE U.S. NAVY IN 1954 AND SERVED 4 YEARS. I SAW DUTY AT SAN DIEGO, CA, NORMAN, OK, MEMPHIS, TN, MONTEREY, CA, AND BEEVILLE, TX. NOPE, I NEVER WAS STATIONED ON A SHIP. I WAS A NAVY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER SO WAS ALWAYS ASSIGNED TO WORK ON A NAVAL AIR STATION. IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING JOB THAT PREPARED ME FOR A WONDERFUL CAREER AS A CONTROLLER WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE NAVY.
IN 1957 I GOT MARRIED TO CAROL STAPLEY FROM TOQUERVILLE, UTAH. WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED NOW FOR 50 YEARS. AFTER RAISING OUR FAMILY IN LAS VEGAS, WE MOVED TO ST. GEORGE, UTAH TO RETIRE. HOWEVER I WORKED AT ANOTHER JOB HERE AS A SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONA AT THE PORT OF ENTRY ON INTERSTATE 15. 
IN 2000 WE SOLD OUR HOUSE AND BOUGHT LOT A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. WE HIRED A CONTRACTOR TO BUILD US A HOUSE TO OUR SPECIFICATIONS AND WE STILL LIVE THERE. IT IS A NICE BIG HOUSE WITH PLENTY OF ROOM FOR THE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN TO COME AND VISIT US.
IN 1958 I WAS STATIONED AT THE CHASE FIELD NAVAL AIR STATION AT BEEVILLE, TEXAS. I GOT A PART TIME JOB AT THE LOCAL AIRPORT AND TOOK ALL THE PAY OUT IN FLIGHT TIME. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY PRIVATE PILOTS LICENSE THAT WAY. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE UPGRADED TO A COMMERCIAL LICENSE WITH SINGLE, MULTI ENGINE AND INSTRUMENT RATINGS.