Francis T. Nicholls High School
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Valentine August “Val” Ticker, III
After graduating from Nicholls, Val attended LSUNO for two semesters. Being only 17 at the time, he decided to go to work and defer his education for a while. His first job was with Bell South. During this time, he joined the Louisiana Air National Guard. After returning from active duty, he met the young woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. Val and MaryAnn were married in 1967. Val switched jobs that year and began his career at NOPSI. After getting married, he knew he was ready to continue his formal education. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Our Lady of Holy Cross College in 1977. By that time he and MaryAnn had two children and had been married for 10 years. NOPSI became Entergy, New Orleans, and Val continued working there for 33 years, taking an early retirement in 2000. Val and MaryAnn were blessed with two daughters, who have given them six wonderful grandchildren—four boys and two girls. They lived in Metairie from 1967 to 2003, until moving to Covington, Louisiana. They enjoy traveling and spending time with family and grandchildren and say they have been known to spend some spare time at a few area casinos. |
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