Rene Gwinn:  

Life Life has made a complete turnaround for me this year but to know what happened, you have to hear the story. Left MAI in May 1980 and went to school in Manchester NH to study accounting. Got through my freshman year (barely) since it was my first time away from home and went into my sophmore year as a Resident Assistant at the new "North" campus. Had some romance issues during this year which resulted in my dropping out at the beginning of my junior year. I guess I did not know what I wanted to be when I grew up. So I came back to Plattsburgh and bummed around a little trying to decide. I ended up going back to school at Clinton Community College and getting my associates degree in Accounting. After that I joined the Air Force and was sent to Myrtle Beach SC for my first duty station. Met my 1st husband while in South Carolina and got married January 1988. Ended up in Sacramento CA for awhile and then divorced in December 1990. Met my second husband in February 1992 and got married in September 1992. My father passed away that year in November which was a big impact in my life but I moved forward. Fast forward to February 2006 and another divorce on the horizon. The previous year, I had sent an email out to sweveral old classmates to see if anyone was going to the MAI reunion weekend and ended up getting a response from Billy Douglas (class of 1978). We decided to attend the 2006 alumni weekend and rekindled our friendship. That lead to our romance which resulted in my move to Washington DC. Now it is September 2007 and I am living with Billy in Virginia and looking for work in Washing...Expand for more