John Taapken:
CLASS OF 1976
Hialeah-Miami Lakes High SchoolClass of 1976
Hialeah, FL
John's Story
Well life sure has been different since high school. I served 15 years in the U.S. ARMY and than I worked 10 years in Law Enforcement. I was married for 9-10 years, had a son who passed away before turning two. My X- wife gave me two more children before moving from Kansas to California. I was a single dad trying to serve our Country and bringing up 2 special kid's. I finally found the Love of my life we had 3 kids between both our previous marriages and than added a son. I went thru a mid life crisis and ended up with a daughter, I woke up and smelled the coffee and reunited with my 2nd wife and we were married for the past 24 + years. We have been there thru thick and thin for each other. I am in a wheelchair and can only walk a short distance before I have to sit. Our second oldest son gave us a special grandson who looks and acts just like his daddy. A...Expand for more
s bad luck comes he was 22 serving time in jail and was murdered by the guards who were supposed to look out for his welfare and dropped the ball doing that. We now had 3 daughters 1 son & 2 grandchildren. Our oldest daughter gave a beautiful granddaughter so now we had one of each. Well the dark cloud came over our house and my very special wife started kidney dialysis and has been for the past few years. Our youngest boy won't stay away from the drugs so he's presently in jail. My very special wife has been in and out of the hospital because her blood keeps clotting, she's only 50 and we made a pact we would die at the same time. Well GOD had other plans on her 51st birthday she was in a coffin for her family and friends to say their last words, I am now a widower at the very young age of 58. I miss her and look forward to being one day with her i heaven.
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