Gary Brandt:  

Life Live in Small town USA in the Midwest,20 miles eats of Burlington Iowa in Illinois. Little town called Smithshire, Il:population around 50 or so.... on almost 10 acres. I have 2 kids: Josh, 23 and daughter Megan, 16 both live in Vilonia, Ar.We have 3 horses, 3 dogs, 2 cats, and a worthless rabbit. Engaged to a wonderful woman, Sherry who has 2 very smart girls, Melissa 18 ( attends U of I),and Kim 23 ,graduated with honors Northwestern. I am in the telecom industry.I am now an old man at almost 48. My brother lives up here about 3 hours north. NW suburbs with wife of 23 years and a beautiful daughter Lauren 16. Kelly went to Dunbar and I of course LR Central. I dropped out of LR Central as he did Dunbar,with 6 weeks to graduate and joined Marines (Dec. '76-Dec '80) with brother and 3 other friends.Life has turned out very nice since LR Central days. Got out of the Marines and joined the roller coaster of life......and here I am. School A pair of English teachers at Henderson JR High on John Barrow Rd. They were a hoot! Why we had 2 teachers at the same time for one class is beyond me.I most certainly would do it all over again, however try to avoid just a few of the pot holes life has in its road. Funniest time was watching two buddies fight each other after school at Henderson. If you had a beef with someone you took it up with them at the creek. Everyone would attend of course. Eating hot dogs at the K Mart store by my house on Nob Hill Cove was the best. Ms Allen who worked there was always on the look out for me and my buds. We used to hide under the counter top displays in the store. Real fun at the time.Riding down the big hill on Nob Hill cove on a plastic Big Wheel was...Expand for more