Jeff Wadington:  

Life Ok…. where do you start with a life Bio? Will we be using this for my eulogy later? I can tell you that I am 36 years young, and I am really enjoying life. It has been quite an exciting roller coaster ride. I have really strong ties with my family and friends. Since BGHS in the colorful 80’s, I have graduated from college, worked hard, and played even harder. The past 10 years have really flown by. I have been fortunate enough through work to have been able to travel quite extensively and have many great experiences. Although I don’t travel as much as in the past, I still remain very busy. In 2000’ I bought a house in Johnsburg to enjoy my first love, water sports. I live on the Chain O’ Lakes (Fox River). I enjoy wakeboarding, skiing, wave running and boating. One sure fire way to find me this summer is to either be boating on the Chain, or sitting in the bleachers cheering the Cubbies on to victory! I am still single looking for the right woman. She is out there somewhere. One thing I know for sure is that she has to be a Cub fan! The single greatest life altering experience for me happened in 2001’ when I ran into a house on fire with my neighbor and pulled out a bed ridden woman from the blaze. Two minutes later the roof literally blew off the house. It was at that point I realized that life was too short. You never know what tomorrow is going to bring. That is why I am very spontaneous. It sure does keep life interesting. I am always willing to try something new at least once. Just as my grandfather once told me” Nothing in life is impossible; accept skiing through a revolving door!” School High School for me involved routine after routine. I had good friends and really didn’t get into much trouble. My sophomore year I missed an entire semester because I was in the hospital. The scary part was that nobody noticed. At that point in my life, I pretty much kept to myself, avoiding large group situations. I didn’t even go to “Spud Aid”, even though I knew Chris and Tom Noie pretty well from all the years of baseball we played together. I did have a lot of fun working at Barnaby’s on Rand. The pizza fights and free pizzas for my friends were a definite perk. I went to a whole bunch of concerts in high school. Did we really dress like the 80’s rock stars? Thank god none of us dressed up like Dee Snider of Twisted Sister. And yes, I will own up to it, I saw Twisted Sister in concert. I still have my skinny ties and parachute pants to prove my age. I need to have a ceremonial bonfire burning party for those items. Best (and worst) story: During my Spanish class with Senora Steele. I sat behind one of the most beautiful girls in our class. Even though we never went on a date, I will never forget her. I won’t mention her name. (The names have been changed to protect the innocent.) She always made it a point to turn around each day and say hi...Expand for more