After the war, Green returned home to Colorado in August of 1945 to his wife and baby daughter, Ruth. Following a desire to teach, he obtained a master's degree in education and moved the family to Portland to begin his new career. They settled in S.E. Portland in the Mt. Tabor area and added two more children, Amy and Custis III. The family became active in Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church where Custis enjoyed singing in the choir and directing the high school choir. He first taught, then became a principal in the Portland Public School system and served at several Portland area schools over the life of his career. He was well loved by students, parents and staff alike. He took early retirement to care for his wife, who died in 1989.
Custis remarried in 1990 to Annette Kearns who was just entering the Peace Corps and heading for St. Lucia in the Caribbean. They loved the island life and spent 11 years in St. Lucia. Fully enjoying retirement, they traveled to Belize, Africa, China, Peru and many islands in the Caribbean and Pacific. Custis and Annette eventually settled in Hilo, Hawaii, on the Big Island.
After the war, Green returned home to Colorado in August of 1945 to his wife and baby daughter, Ruth. Following a desire to teach, he obtained a master's degree in education and moved the family to Portland to begin his new career. They settled in S.E. Portland in the Mt. Tabor area and added two more children, Amy and Custis III. The family became active in Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church where Custis enjoyed singing in the choir and directing the high school choir. He first taught, then became a principal in the Portland Public School system and served at several Portland area schools over the life of his career. He was well loved by students, parents and staff alike. He took early retirement to care for his wife, who died in 1989.
Custis remarried in 1990 to Annette Kearns who was just entering the Peace Corps and heading for St. Lucia in the Caribbean. They loved the island life and spent 11 years in St. Lucia. Fully enjoying retirement, they traveled to Belize, Africa, China, Peru and many islands in the Caribbean and Pacific. Custis and Annette eventually settled in Hilo, Hawaii, on the Big Island.
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