Kurt Withrow:  

Life After graduation, I went to NIU for a year, heard the band MASON PROFFIT, and got motivated to learn the pedal steel guitar. I joined a country band for a time and played the Black Forest Bar in Palatine. (When the owner was stabbed to death, I felt led to leave the scene and get a degree in Biblical Theology! PLEASE STOP LAUGHING!!) All the while I was in school, I worked in an analytical research lab at AlliedSignal (now Honeywell Intl.) from 1974 to 2000. In 2001, I completely changed career paths and went into financial services. I have 4 kiddos (25 - 31 yrs), and still live in the Chicagoland area. I remarried in 2007 to a girl from Coventry, England. Her teenaged daughters chose to stay in England rather than come to the USA which has caused alot of stress on her (and me) to put it mildly. Sadly, and eventually, she decided to go back to England and abandon the marriage to me. (so I’m a two-time loser in marriages) Then, in 2020, I got married again to a lovely girl named Grace from the Philippines. I’m sincerely hopeful that the 3rd time is the charm. Anyway.... I would love to see any of my old classmates Seriously... life is too short to just READ these 'classmate' bio's and do nothing... get in touch with someone! We're all old and needy now and could probably USE a 'hi-note' from somebody... ANYBODY!!) My best to all you folks! Thanks for all the awesome memories you each left with me. School I attended Pleasant Hill Elementary School and came down with polio while in kindergarten. It was a rough situation being "the crippled kid" all through school. Things changed a bit when I attended Paddock school for 7th & 8th grades... as I finally got rid of my leg braces and became somewhat more accepted. (Any of you who read this may want to check those two schools and see the old CLASS Pictures I posted with NAMES AND EVERYTHING) I went to Fremd from 67 - 70 and had a blast, being p...Expand for more