Rick Shockey is a historian and a graduate of Moorefield High School in Hardy County, WV. Mr. Shockey served honorably in the United States Coast Guard as a member of a HH-3F helicopter search and rescue unit. He graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management and was Vice President of Phi Alpha Theta History Honorary. He also graduated from Kennesaw State University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History. Rick lives with his family in Atlanta, Georgia. He currently works for the Cobb County School District.