Jonna chizik biography

Start Marriage Righ t: What is your dating story and how did you first meet Gene? My father was the head football coach of one of our local high schools and Gene happened to be one of his players.

Jonna Chizik is the daughter of a high school football coach.

To be fair, I have no recollection of this time period, but due to our age difference of almost 8 years, unfortunately for me, Gene has plenty of vivid memories to share. Both Gene and I were raised in Clearwater, Florida near some of the best beaches in the world. Although beautiful, it is also a place where the average temperature in August hovers in the high 90s as football season begins.

Gene distinctly remembers my mother dropping my little brother, sister, and me off at practice to play while our dad coached. It was there where Gene watched a young girl grow up, day after day, never knowing one day she would become his wife. During the next four to five years, Gene went on to receive his degree in education, and eventually ventured back home to teach elementary school and coach football at one of our rival high schools.

Unbeknownst to us, our paths continued to cross as I became a varsity cheerleader for my high school. Gene and I were on opposite sidelines where I unknowingly cheered against his team two years in a row. Finally, in December of , our paths crossed as strangers for the very last time. It was at a local restaurant where Gene introduced himself to me and I recognized his name because of his past connection to my dad.

I asked him if he recognized me and the look on his face said all I needed to know.

Chizik is married to Joanna Chizik, the daughter of his high school football coach.

So, I proceeded to properly introduce myself. It quickly began to dawn on him that the memory of that sweaty girl in pigtails from long ago was now all grown up. From that point forward we began dating and continued to do so for the next four and a half years until we were married in June of SMR: Looking back, do you feel you were adequately prepared for marriage?