Lenore Tirgrath:  

Life I guess as we get older, we want to reconnect more with our past and the fond memories we had. Children grow up, we have more free time, we are no longer trying to find where we are going, we just enjoy where we are now. So...I'm still liviing in Belleville, yes, it's changed much, but my business is here, my children have all been involved in school activities and friendships and most of all, I'm comfortable in a place I've known and loved for so many years. My youngest daughter, Sherry graduated BHS in 2010 and is now attending Rutgers. She was an outstanding athlete in track, as well as very artistically and musically talented. She had wanted to beat her sister's records. Ariel, my oldest graduated in 1999 after having set 3 records in track.. But unfortunately, the lack of a track or equipment squelched that quest. Ariel also has served time in the Marine Corps....took a "break" from college and joined the Marines! She rose quickly up the ranks to Sgt. and Master Dog Handler. Went off to Kuwait when the war started, decided to go back as a civilian dog handler with her cadaver trained dog for 11 mo's, but to my relief, has returned stateside and is currently living and working very successfully in VA, training dogs for bomb detection and looking to buy kennel property in the future. My son, Richie, the middle child, graduated in 2007 from BHS and is...Expand for more