Tom Crowder:  

I dont know what happened to my original story, so let me start another one. After high school I relocated in the Pacific Northwest. (Spokane, Wa.) I married a Spokane girl in 1972. We had four kids together, two boys, two girls. After a brief stint in the Army, I got started in the field of Corrections in Walla Walla, Washington in 1975. I've been in corections all this time. (34 yrs) I was divorced from my first wife in 1984. I retained custody of the kids, and raised them pretty much on my own. I now have 12 grandkids. My kids are kinda spread out around the west. Two sons are in northern Nevada, my two daughters are in Washington. I dont see them as much as I wish I could, but they do have their own lives to live. They are all healthy and happy. What more could I ask for? I married my second wife in 2006. After being single for over twenty years, it was quite a culture shock. It's taken some getting used to to say the least. But, it's great, we've done alot of great things, and we have had some wonderful times together. Wife #2 also has 4 kids. Together we have 19 grandkids. Talk about birthdays! As far as my interests are co...Expand for more