Joe Booth:  

Life I married Patsy Eller, from that "other" school in 1968. We have two children, Joseph P. Booth, III, 35 and Jennifer Patrice (Booth) Lee, 32. I will never forget the birth of my children. I dropped Patsy off at the hospital and went to register for my senior classes for my son's birth! I had to go to work, for a little while, when Jennifer was born. However, I was there for their births. Patsy will never let me forget this! Patsy and I are the proud grandparents of two grandchilren, Brandon Edward Burton, 11 and Rachel Allison Lee, 17 days as of 4/27/05. They are our daughter's children. Joe (my son not me!) told us earlier this year the he and his wife are expecting a son the first of August. Looks like Patsy and I are in for a joyful 2005! Since Brandon is so much older than his sister, we decided to do something special for him at Christmas as this would be the last Christmas he would be the "only one." We took him on a Western Caribbean cruise with us this past March. Although this was the third time we had be on this particular cruise, it was fun seeing it through the eyes of an 11 year old. We moved from Gastonia to Raleigh in 1977 and have been here since. Although I did return (i.e. commute) to Gastonia in the mid-80's when I was Cont...Expand for more