O'Conner, Roy T.

O'Conner is an Education graduate of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, where he was on the varsity wrestling team. Following graduation, he taught middle school and coached football, wrestling, and track at the high school level before becoming an Air Traffic Controller for the Federal Aviation Administration. He remained a controller for 25 years at various locations in Indiana and Illinois, including Chicago O'Hare and St. Louis Lambert airports, retiring in 1997. Since retirement he has worked as a project manager in Indianapolis, Indiana, commuting weekly from Glen Carbon, Illino...