SMSgt Lewis retired from the Air Force in 2013 after 26 years of service. His Air Force duties included 6 years as a Transportation specialist and 20 years as a Boom Operator flying on the KC-135R/T Tanker. Of his 26 years, 16 years were spent serving overseas. He and his family served on 6 different permanent duty assignments, including North Carolina, Germany, Washington, Japan, England, and Texas. He also served in many deployed locations.
This will be SMSgt Lewis' 12th year at Wylie High School. He teaches Leadership Education to all grade levels, making up 40% of the JROTC curriculum. Curriculum rotates annually for ROTC I, II, III, and IV. Aerospace Science makes up 40% of the JROTC curriculum and the final 20% consists of health and wellness/physical training (PT). SMSgt Lewis is married to the former Ms. Heidi Newton. They have two beautiful children, Ashley and Peyton, as well as five grandsons - Mason, Maddox, Greyson, Sawyer, and Kylen.