Daniel Green:  

Life I am married to a Florida girl, Barbara, and have been for 30 years. We had three children Adam, Luke, and Caleb. Adam my oldest died on September 13, 2003. MY other two Luke 22 and Caleb 20 are fine. While Luke and I struggle a great deal with Adams death, Caleb is fine. Adam got a hold of some methadone and died after being in a coma for 13 days. You ALL listen to me. Stay on top of your kids, know what they are doing every single second. While I knew Adam smoked dope, as a lot of us did, I guess that wasnt enough. I will carry the guilt and heartache of not being proactive in this circumstance for the rest of my life. I have cried more the last two years than you would think is humanly possible and the trips to the cemetary are devastating to me. LOVE your kids, be a pain in the butt where drugs and drinking are concerned. I have had to learn a lesson that slowly kills me everyday and I dont want any of you to experience this utter despair and feeling of failure as a parent. My son is DEAD and there is not anything that I can do about it. I hate to be so depressing in a bio BUT I dont want anyone to experience this because there is absolutely nothing worse than losing a child and preventive measures now will prevent despair later. Tell them you love them everyday EVEN if you are mad at them. If any of you pray please pray for me and Luke because we both are really former shells of ourself and need GODS mercy although I feel he has abandoned me. I always wanted to be a pro baseball player when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a reachable idea. As it turns out, they were not quite right. 'When stressed, I get on my lawnmower with my headphones jam and mow or get on my bike and pedal to exhauston If I'm going to work somewhere, I need to have prepared, researched, and xanax to be able to deal with the day-to-day. My hero growing up was Mickey Mantle. He was the type of player that I wanted to emulate. As a adult, Ronald Reagan. He was a shining example of patrionism, a belief in GOD, and strong conservative views After I joined the military, I lived in San Antonio for 3 months and after basic training went to Shepperd AFB, in Wichita Falls, Texas. When training was completed, I was stationed in Valdosta, Georgia where I completed my military obligations. I then moved to Hendersonville, Tn. I lived there 3 years and moved to Landover, Maryland where I lived for 6 months. I really didn't like the area so I moved to Nashville. I met my wife and we moved to Murfreesboro to get my BA in education. Upon graduating, I moved to Smyrna and taught at Thurman Francis Jr. High from 1982 to 1985. My wife wanted to move home so we moved to Bradenton, Fl and I got a job at Bayshore High School where I have taught since 1985. The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Leslie Spradling , because she has had to deal with the same painful hardships that I have. Having someone to talk to that knows what NOT to say is very important.. If the Tampa Bay Rays, Tampa Bay Bucs, or the Tampa Bay Lightning are on, I am watching. I pretty much have the MLB channel on most of the time. College football is also a favorite. I prefer to watch Florida State, Vanderbilt, Nebraska and Alabama but when there not any game will do. I am also obsessed with fantasy sports and play...Expand for more