Tonya Lewis:  

I hope that persons remember me as someone funny. I think alot of the time no matter what was going on in my life -humor got me through it...but considering my sense of humor- most of my peers more than likely thought of me as just weird or strange...sorry, guess I've always been different. I always wanted to be a costemtologist when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a bad idea. As it turns out, they were maybe wrong. I ended up being a very creative person and I'm in the TOTALLY WRONG JOB...at least I have been in past 25 years...I sit in a cubicle 8 hours a day...makes for a stressful and frustrating life...but I try to compensate and plus it pays the bills and takes good care of my family. I also always wanted to be famous. My parents were not very supportive. They used to tell me that talented persons were a dime a dozen and to move on to something more "practical"...so I gave up dreams of singing, dancing and acting.... (most of which I never even pursued in school for fear of rejection) and decided to pursue housewife status...or secretarial work (ugh!) Well I've done alot of things for work over the years but most of it consists of working for Mother Mayo...collecting the large dollars from insurance companies....and to offset that boring day job, I've been a DJ (karaoke) off and on for the past 20 or so years. I also love to write, however never been brave enough to submit anything to be published. I wasnt much of anybody at JM. I mentioned before about my moving away. Once I moved away only to return 2 years later.. I expected for everything to be the same as it was, but it wasnt...nor was anyone else. My old gang really wasnt all that excited that I was back...and that hurt. But I managed...and made some new friends....Wildness wasnt a thing in my years at JMHS -- I just wanted to get it over with so I could go back to Indiana where I felt wanted. The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Gail Matz Stanley, because I always thought she'd be my forever friend. In my heart,of all the friends I've had and remembering back as far as being a little kid..... there are just a slight few that are huge in my heart. She is one of them. I felt like we were peanut butter and jelly...salt and pepper....oras Forrest Gump would say "peas and carrots . (or for some of you that just might get the jog your memory from John Adams hint... Sonny & Cher) If someone would have told me back in high school that I would have endured everthing that I have up until now I would have thought they were nuts. On my 3rd marriage and I have two children - very far apart in age. It has been like haveing two "only" children. My oldest who will be 23 in October has Asperger's Syndrome - which is under the "austism" spectrum. He has been such a blessing to me as well as heartache. To ...Expand for more