Dwight Pratt:  

After leaving Cody I attended Wayne State for a year. Deciding that I was bored with school, I left Wayne and sought work. I ended up in the retail business where I progressed to a point where I was managing large discount stores in the Detroit area (Do you remember Yankee Stores?) I eventually took a job in Kalamazoo which later led to a position in a Meijer store there. Meijer promoted me to a buying position and moved us to Grand Rapids. We still live in that area in a small town named Rockford that is less than 20 minutes from downtown GR. I married Joan, a Chadsey High graduate in September, 1966. We are fortunate to have three children and nine grandchildren, all of whom live within 15 minutes of us. Two of the kids have chosen to live in Rockford as we do.. We often say we feel like we are living in the middle of a Norman Rockwell painting because of the small town atmosphere. This is enhanced by my community involvement and personally knowing the city leaders and many of the business community owners. I developed a good reputation in the retail business and was often recruited by other companies. I left Meijer after 10 years to follow other opportunities. Those led me to my last "...Expand for more