Clyde Bradley:  

Dear Classmates, It has been a busy three and a half decades or so since I last saw most of you. For those who do not like long stories, here is a Readers Digest style condensed version. I skipped college initially and went to work in food manufacturing right after graduation. Married at 22, divorced by 25. Spent most of the 80s and early 90s living life as a bachelor, working during the day and playing with countless rock and roll bands at night (no, you have never heard of any of them). Went back to school part time at 27 and discovered I really love to write (more on that later). Got married again for the second (and last) time at 36. This summer we will be celebrating our 20th Anniversary in our and they lived happily ever after storybook. Four grown children, all married with families of their own, grandchildren currently at eight and counting. One 17-year-old daughter still at home and planning to leave for college next year. After leaving the Bridgeview/Justice area lived in Merrillville, Indiana for about five years before heading south in 98, trading in the snow and cold of Chicago for the sunshine and warmth of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Had the ultimate love/hate relationship with Myrtle Beach. Loved living there, hated working there. Moved to southeast Georgia in 2003 for career reasons. Job count at six and holding. Spent 22 years in food manufacturing doing pretty much everything including entry level, sanitation, mixer, fork lift operator, machine operator and line mechanic. Promoted to team leader the last seven years there and also did a couple of temporary stints as a shift coordinator. Since then I have been a hotel maintenance supervisor, quality c...Expand for more