- I graduated from Lander University in 1976
- I began my teaching career in 1977 in Moncks Corner at Hell Hole Swamp
- I am married to "Babe" Fernandez
- We have 3 children Joe, Jen, and Josh, a son-in-law Simon and a daughter-in-law Kelley
- We have three PERFECT grandsons
- Connor McNeil Oliver
- Jackson Pruitt Oliver
- Calvert Mills Fernandez