We are Mike & Joyce Hendrix

We are Mike & Joyce Hendrix

We reside in Pensacola, Florida

Mike & Joyce Hendrix

Pensacola has been our home for nearly 40-years. We are active members of First Baptist Church of Pensacola (when we are in town). Mike Retired from a Civil Service job at the local Naval Air Station in March of 2001. The majority of our travelogues cover trips that we have made since that time.

We have one Son, Jeffrey, a Daughter-in-law Kathryn, two Grandsons, Stephen age 7 and Bennett age 4 and a Granddaughter Carolyn age 1. They live a few blocks from us in Pensacola.

We travel in a 35', 2000 Winnebago, Adventurer with two slides and pull a 2007 gray Saturn Ion-3.

Mike Hendrix

It was during my tour of duty in Brunswick that I met and married Joyce.

While in the Navy, in Brunswick, I attended Brunswick Junior College. Upon my discharge we moved to Valdosta, Georgia and Valdosta State College, where I completed my degree in Accounting.

Mike Hendrix

After a short stint in the accounting department of a large South Georgia mobile home manufacturer we moved to Pensacola and began my career with Federal Civil Service at the Naval Air Rework Facility, later the name was changed to Naval Aviation Depot.

Five years before I could retire, the Department of Defense closed the Depot in Pensacola throwing nearly 4,000 of us into a job-hunting frenzy. I ended up spending my last 5 years of Civil Service with the Chief of Naval Education and Training also located in Pensacola.

Joyce and I supplemented my Civil Service income by dabbling in real estate. Over a period of years we purchased, renovated, rented and maintained residential rental properties. We grew this business until we had a total of 45 rental units.

Living in Pensacola we always had a boat. Fishing and shelling was an important part of our family's recreational activity.

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I am a novice in every sense of the word. If you find errors, or if you have suggestions for improvements, by all means let me know.

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Joyce Hendrix

Joyce:

After graduation from high school I was employed by the Glynn Brunswick Memorial Hospital in Brunswick Georgia.

I met and married my wonderful husband of 41 years in 1969 in my hometown of Brunswick, Georgia while he was stationed at Glynco Naval Air Station.

In 1970 Mike and I moved to Valdosta, Georgia where he received his degree in accounting and I received my degree PHTC (Pushing Hubby Through College) by working as a cashier in the business department at Pineglen Hospital

In 1974 Mike and I became parents to our son, Jeffrey. I was privileged to be a "stay-at-home-Mom" during the years we were raising our child. It was during these years (l974-1984) that we were acquiring the rental property.

We were all involved in maintaining and managing these 45 properties. In the process we learned so much as a young family. The business venture took me out of my comfortable suburban home and into inner city Pensacola.

That experience led me back to college where I received my BA degree in Social Work from the University of West Florida. Afterwards, I worked for Children's Home Society of Pensacola, for two years, as a caseworker, in the Florida Foster Care, Homeward Bound Program. It was a heart-rending job and I cried buckets of tears for the children.

In l986 a dear friend and I developed and directed the Samaritans Hands Ministry of First Baptist Church in Pensacola (designed to meet the physical and spiritual needs of Pensacola's poor and homeless). I served as a volunteer with this program for five years while I was working on my degree in social work.

Joyce Hendrix

In 1996 I established Joyce Hendrix Publications and self published my first book, Bonding With Your Children Through Nature.
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Later, I spent three years as a substitute teacher in several elementary schools. It was a low paying job, but very rewarding.

Joyce & Mike Hendrix

When Mike and Joyce are not enjoying their motorhome travels they reside in Pensacola, Florida where they enjoy the company of their Son Jeffrey, Daughter-in-law Kathryn and Grandchildren Stephen, Bennett and Carolyn.