Emily Thomas:  

Well let's see... I was born & raised in Wauchula most of my childhood. I went to school in Hardee from elementary to 11th grade, after my father's death in 1982, we then moved in 1984 to Lake Butler after my Mom remarried Eugene L.Beck Sr. Lake Butler was my mother's ole' stomping ground born and raised. Therefore, I was enrolled in good ole' Union CO High and graduated in 1986. Dinky and I have been together since the 7th grade in Wauchula. Our relationship was on & off during that time I was in Lake Butler, ¿I didn't want a long distant relationship and he did!". Dinky never gave up, after graduating we started seeing each other again and he later moved up here to be closer to me. In April 8th, 1989 we married in Lake Butler. I had been working at Union Correctional since Feb, 1987. 1991 Luke was born, that same year Dinky's daddy died. We later moved back to Wauchula in 1992, I transferred to Hardee CI , shorty after I became a Sergeant and was in that position for the remaining of my career. Casey was born in 1994. I retired in 2003 with 16 years. In 200...Expand for more