Stuart Leach:  

I had an unusually uneventful childhood and grew into a truly dull young man, lacking any talent whatsoever. After being accepted at Olivet Nazarene University (I told them I could pay) and graduating with no honors, I was extremely fortunate to marry the former Lynn Elkins, who, in 1965, was the runner-up Miss Michigan (sort of). Since the USAF was heavily embroiled in the Vietnam conflict and desperate for pilots, I was accepted and unsteadily flew through pilot training. Early in my AF career I set impossibly low standards and failed to reach them. However, I managed to keep ahead of numerous court martial boards by moving to new assignments. Somehow I stumbled into some pretty interesting assignments, flying jets, trash hauling, spying on the Russians and East Germans, working with ST6 and other Spec Ops guys, working Special Access programs, and shuffling lots of papers. Along the way, somehow Lynn and I produced two beautiful children, Shannon and Jeffrey. Shannon was declared Miss Silver Oak of 1989 (a very local beauty pageant), excelled in sports, selected as an Ohio All-State softball and basketball player (in my opinion anyway), was some kind of academic ‘torion, graced Mount Vernon Nazarene University with her presence, and finally, married USAF Master Sergeant extraordinaire, Kyle Day. Together they produced three beautiful children, Lauren (recently graduated from Wright State U), Jaren, and AJ, all nine years apart...they didn't want to rush it. While in the AF they had to suffer assignments in Washington State, Hawaii, Japan, and Virginia. Kyle earned his undergraduate degree from Hawai‘i Pacific University and will soon complete his Masters Degree. Kyle retired and they have now settled in the Dayton, OH, area. Shannon is currently a stay-at-home mom (the best) and Kyle is a civilian working government programs at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. Early on, Shannon's brother, Jeff (Lynn and I set the pattern. Shan...Expand for more