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    Jerry "Killer" Key was born in Louisville, Ky in 1944 at the end of WWII. Jerry was always fascinated by rumors of peace and prosperity. Unfortunately he had siblings and cousins that constantly cracked him on the head and stole his allowance. He entered elementary school (called grade school in the old days) and soon found many friends that also cracked him on the head and stole his money. He led a life of poverty so severe he couldn't even afford a camera to take pictures of his measly existence. He survived by eating beans and potatoes and cornbread nearly every meal. Finally he entered Valley High School and soon rose to the top of his class (well, pretty close as VP) and prospered by using all the techniques used on him to crack heads and steal the money of his classmates. College (University of Louisville) during the 60's was a learning experience. Mostly he learned that he didn't want to work all his life so upon graduation he joined the USAF and became the (self proclaimed) world's greatest fighter pilot. After a year vacation in Vietnam and three years at Lakenheath RAF, England he settled in Albuquerque, NM where he continued to fly fighter planes for the New Mexico Air National Guard in the F-100 and A-7 aircraft accumulating nearly 5000 hours of fighter plane flying time. He owned a couple businesses (one computer store and one fabric store) and became a real estate tycoon (i.e. slum lord). Finally he went to work for Continental Airlines as a pilot flying the Boeing 727, 737, 757, 777 and Douglas DC-10, retiring in 2004 with over 15,000 hours flying time. He wrote a book about his life experiences entitled "War Stories and Other Lies" available at Amazon or www.jerrykey.com He now is a land baron (30 acre farm) and lives on his estate (farm house) near Savannah, Tn. with his second wife and two dogs. Unfortunately his current wife cracks him on the head and takes his money. Some things in life never change........

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