Robert Marks:  

Life I was married in 1978 in Caldwell, Ohio. We have one daughter (born in 1984 and Dad's pride and joy...even at 24). We built our own house in 1994 and still live there (Cambridge, Ohio). We have two cats and three cars (one is our daughters). The average American family. School Well let's see. Those of you that knew me well in high school, know how much music meant to me. I would say that most of my memories revolve around choir, band and musicals. Most of my friends in high school came from these activities and I look back on all of you fondly. I would say that the teacher that had the most profound effect on my life AND my career was Dave Becker. From him I learned not only about music and its uses in our lives, but learned that it was ok to be myself. When he retired about 4 years ago, I brought part of my advanced choir from Ohio and gave him a special concert in front of the entire middle school and faculty (it was kind of nice being back in the high school auditorium after all of those years). His wife and administrators were in on the surprise. When he finally was led into the auditorium and saw me standing in front of my choir his first words (in typical Dave Becker style) were "you rat fink!". As a teacher, I've learned that there are lessons that can be learned from any occaision. I...Expand for more