Richard Bigelow:  

Life With my wife (former Mary Tomas) and new baby, I staved off starvation by teaching math in Highmore,then Elk Point. After my Master's degree, we moved to CT, working in the Hamden Public Schools. After a few years, I became their computer guy, teaching part-time at Hamden High, then FT computer. In 1991, I was out-sourced on the computer work, and returned to full-time teaching at Hamden Middle School, teaching 8th grade Math. After a very interesting first year, things settled down. I had some great classes and great students, and some of the others. In my 6th year, I became Team Leader for our group of 6 teachers and 110 kids. Then I retired. Mary, my wife, meanwhile, having put our 3 kids on the road to their degrees, worked for the United Way and then for the Family Division of the Superior Court. Think of it as Divorce Court, with criminal charges added. She retired in 1998. She has been very active in civic affairs, including 8 Town Council terms. We now have 6 grandchildren, ranging from 5 months to 15 years old. We have travelled extensivly in the US and ...Expand for more