Brad Mitchell:  

Here are the Bear Facts: After Ballard I enrolled at UK as an Architecture major. Graduated with a BArch degree from University of Kentucky College of Architecture, 1979 (5 year program). Married the former Kathy Gipe (Westport High School)(Also a UK graduate, Physical Therapy major) on October 11, 1980. Yes, we are still happily married. Worked in Louisville for small Architectural firms 1980-1982. During that time, the job market in Kentucky stunk for local Architects. We moved to Dallas, Texas in April 1982. I doubled my salary, too. I selected a large Architectural firm, HKS, Inc. over other job offers. Son born March 2, 1983. Bradley Steven, Jr. Daughter born February 27, 1987. Laura D. Left HKS, Inc. for RTKL in 1994. Got to travel to Sweden and Saudi Arabia for Healthcare projects. Returned to HKS, Inc. in 1998 continuing my career working on large Hospital projects. Became a Vice President in January, 2002. Just finished construction documents for the renovation of the hospital at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. Will be starting work on a replacement Hospital at Ft. Knox. (w w w dot hksinc dot com). With both of our children active in Lake Highlands High School Marching Band, we became very active in the band, too. Along with being Band Club Presidents, I was also Co-Director of the annual DCI Drum and Buggle Corp show "The Festival of Drums and Buggles". Being active as a "Pit Pop" for the High School Band led to the forming of my current "Dad Band". Since all of the original members had had kids in the LH Marching Band, we took the name "The PiT PoPs" and started practicing in ...Expand for more