Phillip Bafford:  

Life Like a lot of us getting on up in years, I find it hard to believe that it’s been almost 40 years since we roamed up and down the halls of ol’ NPHS. The time has really gone by quick. Now let me think, do I really miss Ms Gruber’s English class; or Mr. Blackwell’s Biology class – yeah, I guess I do. Speaking of memories, have you taken a look at your yearbook lately? Boy, are there some goofy pictures in there – some of them really crack me up. When you’re young and stupid, and people tell you that your life will pass by so quickly, you don’t have a clue what they’re talking about, because you’re too busy enjoying life. Enjoying life when your young, and living life when you’re older sure is different. I miss those days of innocence and good times – the world sure has changed. I’m sure like most of us have probably thought about from time to time, we wish we could go back and change a lot of things if we could – I know I sure do. They’ve even torn down our old school – how sad is that? My life up to now has been pretty normal I guess. After graduation, I did several things not really knowing what I wanted to do with my life. I got married a couple of years after graduation. That didn’t work out. I started flying in 1983. It was something I always wanted to do. I went to Purdue and Spartan School of Aeronautics for flight and aircraft maintenance training. I’ve started two charter companies for the Greenwood and Seymour airports. I’ve also started and operated a flight school. I wanted to move on to bigger and better things, and so that’s where I a...Expand for more