Jerry Loveall

• Name: Jerry Loveall

• Age: 59

• Family: Wife, Cara; and daughter, Caroline

• City of residence: Live Oak

• Occupation: Caltrans right-of-way agent and real estate appraiser

• What brought you to the Yuba-Sutter area? My car

• Hobbies, interests: Tennis, scuba diving

• Pets: An English bulldog, Fergie; a Cardigan Welsh corgi, Maggie; and the killer cat, Princess

• What's the closest you've been to a famous person? Mickey Mantle — I spoke with "The Mick" after a game in Anaheim in 1966.

• Whom do you most admire and why? My wife; she's the finest person I've ever met.

• First job: Casualty adjuster for Allstate Insurance Co.

• Favorite music: Rock — Bob Seger, John Mellencamp, Huey Lewis, Don Henley

• Favorite food: Rib-eye steak

• The most exciting or scariest thing you've ever done: Taking sky diving lessons

• How would you describe yourself? I'm a bundle of contradictions.

• Favorite dessert: Homemade peach ice cream

• Favorite movie: "Used Cars"

• Worst movie: "Wag the Dog"

• Favorite quotation: "The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field or endeavor." — Vince Lombardi