Mike Petchell:
CLASS OF 1988
North Farmington High SchoolClass of 1988
Farmington, MI
Mike's Story
Wow - I don't know where to start with "my story". Its been a crazy 20 years since high school.
The first 8 years where the crazy ones actually. I won't get into any details of course, but things are a tad bit fuzzy up until I was 26 years old.
Since 1996 things have been really good for the most part. I got married in 2000 to a great girl. We adopted our daughter Leah from Guatemala in 2003. Unforntunately the marriage didn't last although we still get along very well, which is a huge bonus. I have heard some horror stories regarding divorces and I feel really fortunate that mine went so well for us.
I currently live in Brighton an...Expand for more
d have worked in Ann Arbor for the last 11 years at a bank. I am essentially a loan officer although I am slipping more and more into a management role which is pretty cool. The industry sucks but we are still doing pretty good.
I can't believe it has been 20 years. My life has changed some much since then. I remember thinking in high school that "old" was 30. 38 years old?? ancient!! WTF!!! 40 is just around the corner. I certainly don't feel old but having a young daughter helps there. I have to work out when I am not with her, so that when I am, I can keep up with her.
I am really looking forward to seeing you all at the reunion
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