Bill Bailes:  

Hard to believe that it has almost been 40 years from the great days at Nitro High School. The kid known as "Buffalo Bill" has done a lot of changing and growing up since those days. Can you believe that this "Buffalo" is still to this day less than 150 pounds! Like so many of you, I spent quite a bit of my high school days trying to find who I was and doing things that are totally out of my true character. But through the love and grace of our Lord and Savior, I have finally become comfortable with who I am. Never thought I could be blasted out of West Virginia, but Union Carbide transferred me to Connecticut and then when Dow bought Union Carbide, my wife of now 22 years wanted to move close to her home. Therefore, me, my wife, Marci and three children reside outside of Durham NC in a little town called Bahama. We have three kids, Grace, Owen and Brian. We are proud of all three. Grace is in her second year at Wake Tech Community College studying exercise science which she will transfer to ECU after this year. She is a two sport athlete at Wake Tech, playing both volleyball and soccer. Who would have ever thought, I would have a child that plays...Expand for more