Michael Despres:
CLASS OF 1982
Central High SchoolClass of 1982
Grand rapids, MI
Michael's Story
Thirty five years ago. Holy Sh*t! Only seems like a few years ago. We are all grown up now - physically of course, mentally, what the heck let's keep that high school mentality. Thirty five years later, two kids, both boys, one 22 at Ferris, having more fun than I did in college and I went to Michigan State and GRCC. The other son is 19 and looking for himself. We are too. I lost him a few years ago when I was too busy working. I have been married 28 years, I know no one believes that but it is true. She must be an angel to put up with me. We have had our ups and downs like most, of course the downs are my fault. We have traveled to Europe, the Caribbean and all over the US - the best country in the world. In the meantime I work in the investment ...Expand for more
industry as a Private Investment Manager - stock broker in simpler terms. We live in Rockford and have for the last 16 years. Here are a few things I have learned over the years. I tired to teach these to my sons but I am just a parent who doesn't know anything. So here goes: "When you are doing something wrong, things go wrong." "The purpose of life is to make other peoples lives better." This is from Zig Ziegler: "If it is meant to be to be it is up to me." And finally: "We all have sh*t in our lives, some people think they don't have sh*t but they do, some people know they have sh*t but they think their sh*t doesn't stink, but we all have sh*t and it all stinks." Now that is a Michaelism. After thirty five years that is what I have learned. :)
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