Michael Manwaring:  

Life My Life, thus far, has been an interesting adventure. After High School (class of '80) I went on a mission to the Michigan Lansing Mission ('80-'82). Upon my return I went to college at Snow College in Ephriam, UT ('82-'85). While there I met and married Beth Bartholomew ( of Modesto, CA ). Our first child, Jessica was born in May of '85. After getting my A.S. degree at Snow, we then moved to Cedar City, UT where I attend Sothern Utah Univ. ('85-'90). During our stay there in Cedar we had two more children, ( Tiffany in Aug. of '88 and Hayley in Jan. of '90). I graduated from SUU in June of '90 with a B.S. in Communications, and minors in Marketing, Advertising, Theater Arts, & Military Science. Upon graduation, I was Commissioned as an Active Duty Officer in the United States Army. The Army assigned me to Fort Sill, Oklahoma. (for more Military info, see that topic) While in Oklahoma our fourth daughter was born ( Heather in Nov. of '90 ). I was deployed to Kuwait with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment for Operation Desert Shield, and then Operation Desert Storm. After returning from Desert Storm I was re-assigned to Fort Bliss, TX ( which is in El Paso, TX ). Due to my frequent and long military deployments from '91 though '96, my wife found comfort and companionship in the arms of many different men, resulting in her giving birth to her fifth child, (Zachary '94). I tried for several years to make the marriage work, but we finally Divorced in the spring of '05. ( She is now re-married to a "young man" who is younger than our oldest daughter.) So, here I am, starting the next chapter in my life. Update: April 15th, 2008 - THEY Say that you never get a second chance at a better life; wrong! My Life has taken some interesting turns in the past couple of years. Two years ago I met someone who turned my world upsidedown, and back again. I met Monica, who is nine years my younger and the mother of four. We date...Expand for more