Pat Boyer:  

I married the end of June my junior year, 1973. I actually graduated from Rochester High School but the RHS in my heart was Roseville High School. After all, I grew up in Roseville and went to school with my Roseville classmates from K- 11. I had my first son, Michael, (12-22-1976) and a second son, Ryan, (5-31-1979). Immediately following Ryan's birth I filed for a divorce. I met my current husband Jim a few months later and we married the following year, (10-18-1980). We had our first daughter, Erica, (4-28-1982) the same year Jim adopted my boys. We had our youngest daughter, Tonya, (5-7-1983) and our family was complete:) Jim & I were very involved with our kids throughout their childhood and rarely had a dull moment. Our son, Ryan, was a "special" needs child from infancy. Ryan was diagnosed as ADHD at 18 months. He really suffered from childhood bi-polar but wasn't diagnosed until age 14. I became his 24/7 advocate that fought for him to receive an appropriate education and mental health services, an...Expand for more