Jay Bridges:
CLASS OF 1988

Columbia High SchoolClass of 1988
Lake city, FL
Jay's Story
I have 3 wonderful children.
I just finished up my MS in administration, and will begin my doctorates in the fall of 2011.
I lost my one and only brother, Eddie in September of 2007, that loss is the most emotional and hellish time of my entire life, I pray that no-one ever has to go through a senseless loss like this in their life.
I am moving back to Florida in June, 2010.
My daughter has been in ballet for 14 of her 16 years, and she is remarkable. My boys are ATA / Karate "experts" and my knuckle-heads...I love them all so very much.
I have been blessed, and I hope each of you can find the blessings in your life as well. God bless.
I always wanted to be a police officer when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a great idea. As it turns out, they were right.
I watch movies and sit-coms to blow off steam, or I ride fast on the motorcycle or quad, or sometimes just go for a calm drive.
The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Tracy Clark and Missy Smith, because I think I didn't give them a chance, they were always faithful to me as a friend..
I have learned from my kids to be patient, to ALWAYS be aware of what comes out of my mouth as well as what goes into my mouth; they are always listening, watching and absorbing me.
If I won $100 million, I'd give 50 million of it to various charities for emotionally abused children, then spend the rest on my brothers family and my childrens education and savings..
When I was 12, I thought that people my age ...Expand for more
now would be ancient, old, has beens. I was so completely wrong, cause I'm just starting to learn how to live life.
I am driven to discover, and leave no stone unturned.
My best friend would tell you I'm always going too far, but people who don't know me very well would probably describe me as a perfectionist.
Hair is similar, clothes are close to the way we used to dress, but, hey, styles are repetitive.
I'm going to get there by leaving no stone unturned, and continuing my education.
My oldest friend is Kerry Gunter, we clicked in Utah when he worked on the police department. We clicked because he was from GA, and we have a great football rivalry with the Dawgs and Gators.
My greatest childhood memory is tragedy and fear and always feeling like I had to prove my worth in this world to others around me because my brother and I had to figure out on our own how to survive a drug addicted mother, abandonment, a cheating step mom, and finally a step mom who wasn't/isn't happy unless there is turmoil or tragedy in others lives around her. The home that we knew was taken away from us, and we were locked out of it, literally. We were never right, always wrong, it often times felt as if no-one was in our corner, and the people we loved the most gave us attention when it was convenient for them. That was my perception of my childhood.
Wow, that was a rant, sorry about that but I feel better putting this garbage out there for someone to to take a good look at their actions and measure the consequences.
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