Robert Earl:  

John Glenn HS is a fuzzy blur to me now. I attended two high schools, JGHS (1969-71) & Crestwood (1967-69), but went to school with those guys from 1963 until we moved. I really cannot remember a lot about JGHS, but Crestwood remains crystal clear. This is why I have not attended any of our reunions, but I did go to the 30th for Crestwood and had a great time..... still I graduated from JGHS and there WERE good times, so hello to you all!!! I have been sort of a drifter, like many of our generation. I was always going to do SOMETHING and then suddenly, I was 50.... now 63. I worked on the Alaska Pipeline, then worked for the Johnson car washes. Always considered the Johnson's a second family, though I lost touch with them in the 70's. I married the girl I dated through our Senior year, the marriage ended after the death of our only child to Rhyes Syndrome in 1978. I blame the break-up on me. Lost and devastated, working as a truck driver, a friend introduced me to a young girl that had "something" about her. She was also a graduate of John Glenn(1978). I caught that "something" in October of 1979 and in November, we celebrate our 37th anniversary. We moved to Houston, where I eventually became a minority partner in an Isuzu dealership. "Joe Isuzu" was patterned after me and I received some recognition for that. We then started an auto transport business and traveled everywhere in the U.S. & Canada delivering specialty cars..... even turned down the contract to haul the Oscar Meyer "Weinermobile". We moved to south Florida in 1990 to be near Debbie's parents who had moved there. I tried selling cars, but the "spark" was gone, so I became a dog groomer, opening a series of grooming and supply shops. During this time we found the world's rarest dog breed, the "American Hairless Terrier" and worked with that for many years. We still have 8 dogs, but 4 are very old now. We sold dogs around the country and world, mostly into Asia. I traveled to Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand & Indonesia with these dogs. We formed strong friendships with our Asian friends and I now travel there for vacations, having ceased working with dogs. My best friend is a Malaysian of Indian extraction. Believe me, I can tell some really great stories of our exploits! We moved to a very rural 25 acre property in...Expand for more