Mary Dahm-Schell:
CLASS OF 1978
Belleville Township West High SchoolClass of 1978
Belleville, IL
Eastern Illinois UniversityClass of 1982
Charleston, IL
St. Henry SchoolClass of 1974
Belleville, IL
Mary's Story
After Belleville West, I went on to get my degree at Eastern Illinois University.
I then moved to Washington, D.C. and worked on the Hill for 10 years - nine with Senator Alan Dixon (1984-1993). I started as an intern and worked my way up to Director of Appropriations. I stayed on in the area for another year after we lost in the primary, and worked as a consultant in a bipartisan position for the Illinois Congressional Delegation.
My husband and I then decided to move back (for me - he's from San Diego) to Belleville. I wanted to be closer to my family. I worked that year (1...Expand for more
994) as a government liaison on the flood relief program in Illinois.
In 1995 we opened our first business, d.s. vespers Sports Pub & Eatery. In 1998 we opened our second business, Laser Rock Laser Tag Center, and in 1999 we brought the two businesses together and The EDGE was born! I never thought I would own the old Wessel's building - and that it would house the world's largest laser tag arena - really, right here in little old Belleville!
Anyway - life is good and I have been having a ball getting to see so many of my friends from high school again.
See you all in August.
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