Brian Bardill:  

Life Not much to tell--I dropped out of college in 1978. I made the mistake of taking a year off and then tried to restart from there. If I had listened to Dad and gone to Chapman College, I'd probably still be in California. Mistake? Only God Knows that answer for now. Crushed my right hand in 1983 at work, after a fight with my girlfriend the night before--careless and tired at the time. Was told I'd never play clarinet again-I now play for special church productions.Travelled by motorcycle across country with ex-best friend Ralph and got married in Illinois, Dec. '83-Daughter, Jennifer born Aug of '84-Divorced in Spring of '85- Moved back to Tennessee in '85-couldn't find work so I joined Navy Reserve-then one popped up. Became an electrician like my Dad-the one thing I said I'd never do. Started dating again in '88-remarried in April '89. Called up to Active Duty status Dec.'90 for OP Desert Shield and was volunteered to stay thru Desert Storm-got back the day after my anniversary in April '91. Jordan is 15 now, Nicky is 13 and Breeana is 9--'nuff said 'bout the kids, except they're the typically un-typical, hyper, non-understanding,"why can't we do this or that" kind of kids we used to be. Got out of the construction trade 8 years ago and became a maintenance mechanic for UPS ...Expand for more