NACOGDOCHES, TX (KTRE) -
Dr. Jack McCullough,
a retired Stephen F. Austin State University aquatic biologist never knows when
his past adventures will spark someone's interest.
"I like talking about
Rotary because they do a lot of good for human beings," McCullough said.
The good done by this
Rotarian of 31 years is the subject of a feature article in the "the Rotarian"
December issue. The Rotary magazine is circulated around the world, and it will
be going to some of the same places McCullough and his wife Elaruth have
traveled.
On one of those
trips, Dr. McCullough and she went to the Amazon on sort of a honeymoon trip.
"She and I went to
the Amazon River, sort of a honeymoon trip," Dr. McCullough said.
Actually, it was a
52nd wedding anniversary trip made about eight years ago.
Elaruth McCullough
said that she knew what she was in for when she married her husband.
"I did what I wanted
to do, and what I didn't want to do."
The couple saw many
exotic sites, but the haunting image was sick children swimming and bathing in
infested waters. They just had to ask what was wrong with the children.
"What's wrong
with these kids?" Dr. McCullough asked. "And he said they had, they're infested
with hookworms."
A vacation turned
into a mission. Dr. McCullough wrote a grant asking for 500 doses of medicine.
Ten thousand doses were sent and continue to this day.
"It gives you a good
feeling in your heart to know that somehow you helped save a life of a little
kid," Dr. Mcullough said.
Today, Dr. McCullough
is recovering from serious health issues, but looks forward to lunch with his
fellow Rotarians.
"I'm going to show up
down there and shock those guys,' Dr. McCullough said.
The McCulloughs said
the Rotary Club is a good outlet for helping people, both around the world and
here at home.
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