There have been quite a few. Mr. Pete Aranda. Metal shop. One of the first teachers that ever spoke to me like an adult. He was a true bad ass, former Marine and Osage NA. I mean he could fight. He should have been a hand to hand combat instructor in the Marine Corps instead of a truck driver. He got jumped after school by 3 students and when he could see they weren't playing he went to work. He knocked on guys tooth out. The next morning here comes the kid and his dad. Pete thought he had the shortest teaching career ever and now he might have to fight the dad. The dad shook his hand and said the kids had it coming and don't let up if it happened again. He is an amazing man and had something that can't be taught in college. He helped more than a few guys out of bad situations at home, one guy whose father was an abusive drunk. He could weld well enough and Pete knew people at Utility Trailer that he could get the guy a job that would get him away from his father. Lots of kids would stop by his class after school just to kind of unload. He helped more people out than any guidance counselor on school campus.
