{"id":207,"date":"2024-02-19T20:59:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T20:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnschalice.org\/?page_id=207"},"modified":"2024-02-21T20:07:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T20:07:09","slug":"about-john","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/johnschalice.org\/?page_id=207","title":{"rendered":"About John"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/johnschalice.org.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/John_SelfPortrait-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217\" style=\"width:283px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnschalice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/John_SelfPortrait-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/johnschalice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/John_SelfPortrait-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/johnschalice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/John_SelfPortrait-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/johnschalice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/John_SelfPortrait.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#010000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Self-Portrait<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I grew up in Exton PA and went to High School at Henderson H.S.  I graduated from Penn State in 1984 with an Electrical Engineering degree and have been working as a Software Engineer for over 35 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I write and record music, play guitar and mandolin, and enjoy drawing with Pencil and Pen and Ink and have been doing Calligraphy since the 9th Grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Charity, I have always been an advocate for the homeless, since I was homeless at one point, and I realize how close so many people can be to a downward spiral that can lead to homelessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, taking care of my mother in her final years has given me a great appreciation for Caregivers, and the difficulties they face, as well as a calling to comfort people preparing for their &#8220;Last Tomorrow&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mom always gave to the Purple Heart Foundation since her father, my grandfather, received the Purple Heart from injuries sustained in World War II in North Africa.  I&#8217;ll add that to my list of Charities too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this web site I will try to help however I can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contact me at <a href=\"mailto:John@JohnsChalice.org\">John@JohnsChalice.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John F. Bergin<br>Exton, PA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I grew up in Exton PA and went to High School at Henderson H.S. I graduated from Penn State in 1984 with an Electrical Engineering degree and have been working as a Software Engineer for over 35 years. I write and record music, play guitar and mandolin, and enjoy drawing with Pencil and Pen and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-207","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnschalice.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnschalice.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnschalice.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnschalice.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnschalice.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=207"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/johnschalice.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":311,"href":"https:\/\/johnschalice.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207\/revisions\/311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnschalice.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}