1966: Steve Willcox served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in India in Moga, Ferozepur District beginning in 1966



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Steve Willcox can be contacted at scwllxayahoodcom

Country of Service: India

Training Group: 32

Cities you served in: Moga, Ferozepur District

Arrival Year: 1966

Departure Year: 1968

Work Description:

Village Level Food Production for Moga I Block. Served as an AEO.

Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:

Received an undergraduate degree in South Asian History from the University of Missouri in 1970. Had difficulty finding a job with that degree. Worked for the Santa Fe railroad as a crew caller for almost a year. Went to journalism school for a while. Then University of Missouri Law School. Have been a Judge for almost 30 years now. Beautiful wife Cindy, 3 children and 5 grandchildren.

Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:

It was a great experience. Was treated very well by my Punjabi coworkers and Indians in general. Mae good friends. Proud of the village school I helped build with Peace corps school partnership money, from Great Neck, NY Highschool.

Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:

Jim Mitchell, and everyone in India 32. Saw North India Director Ernie Peterson in San Francisco a few years ago.

Any message for returned volunteers?:

Live will and prosper.

Originally posted: August 8, 2008

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