Glenn Hollern:  

I assume most people reading this are from SHS but I hope it will be read by anyone that has known me in my first 53 years of life. It took a lot of guts to write this maybe I am nuts, who'd want to read it? What the heck. It's early Sunday and the coffee is kicking in, enough apologizing...Here goes... At age 16 I regretted moving from Simsbury to Columbus Ohio due to my father's job. To this day when it comes up in conversation I tell people my parents moved there but I found them! Ha Ha! I remember Simsbury as the perfect place for a kid to grow up. I was a paperboy delivering the Hartford Times until we moved. I remember the winters were hard because it snowed a lot back then. My favorite pass time was riding mini bikes from a trail behind my house onto the Ethel Walker Girls School's horse trails. Especially with my good friend Kevin Stone. Who had a better mini bike than me, a Rupp that had shock absorbers. I will always remember those care free summer days riding through the woods and how we freaked when chased by the security men on horseback. Almost got caught but they must have only wanted to scare us! They sure did! I will always remember talking to Karen Ellis too. In high school we talked almost every day! I mentioned this to my sister Karen who reminded me I always made her laugh talking on the phone after dinner. I knew Karen Ellis from Church and was convinced she was the prettiest girl on earth! She says, "I look the same as I did back in High School. Not!" I don't really know. Last time I saw her was 30 years ago. Thanks Kevin and Karen. Wherever you are? I you will always remember you. Real friends of my childhood. You will always mean very much to me. After moving to Ohio I finished HS at Hilliard High. It was such a big change from Simsbury. The idea of living near huge farms never entered my mind until then. But the change did me good. Rounded me off, made me a better person. Mid westerners are more down to earth. Less provincial than the people from New England. I soon learned NYC was not the center of the universe after all. And repeatedly asked why was I faking that accent? They were always straight forward and honest. I always responded well to directness. Anyway... There (Hilliard High) I met Karen Clarkin and Paul Karlsberger. You two are the best, hold my greatest memories. I am very happy to say we are still in contact. Paul, the sensible down to earth guitar player. Never introduced anyone to him that that did not take an immediately liking to him. Your grasp of the French language is rare, a true talent. Karen you were a rascal. I loved you too. I credit you with the reason I waited to get married until I was 39. I will always wonder about what might have been? Oh well...only 12897 characters remaining. After Graduating from Ohio State. Oh that reminds me. I need to go back. Hey Karen Ellis! It was so awesome to see you as a cheerleader for Wisconsin! You were an awesome Cheerleader. Wow! I almost forgot. Sorry I just had to add that in. I was so proud of you! Anyway after graduation I took a job as a recruiter for Colonial life and traveled the North East recruiting sales people. I loved it. Being Single, flying to a different city every week especially since they paid for it! Priceless! That lasted a couple of years then I had to settle either in a Home Office position or open a sales office. Well I did not get the position as Head of recruiting. (I was crushed) But I went into sales management and eventually opened a Distric...Expand for more