Michael Coccari spent his formative years in the Monongahela Valley of western Pennsylvania in the town of Monessen and the last 31 years in the southern San Joaquin Valley of Cali...view moreMichael Coccari spent his formative years in the Monongahela Valley of western Pennsylvania in the town of Monessen and the last 31 years in the southern San Joaquin Valley of California teaching English at Arvin High School. In between he worked in city government as an employment counselor, as a newspaper reporter, and as an English teacher in Osaka, Japan. He lives in Tehachapi, California and with his sons, John-Michael and Trent, endeavors every day to honor the life and memory of his wife, Darlene.view less