Robbie Baylor:
CLASS OF 1980
Jefferson Area High SchoolClass of 1980
Jefferson, OH
Kent State University - MusicClass of 1984
Kent, OH
Robbie's Story
It's amazing how things don't seem to work out the way you think they will in school. After high school, I went to Kent State and majored in Music Education. I ended up leaving college after three years when I found out my oldest son had cerebral palsy.
I've worked since then. I've been a clerk at Dairy Mart and been a store owner of two Dairy Queen restaurants. I found out fast food is NOT for me. I also worked for the local Chamber of Commerce.
I'm currently the Economic Development director in Preston County, WV. It's a great job for someone who doesn't know what they want to do when they grow up. I get to work with engineers, lawyers, mayors, business people, congressmen,univerisities, the governor, etc... I have learned about buildings, installing water and sewer, business retention, demographics, website development, sawmills, farmland protection, tourism, grant writing, wood production; the list goes on and on. I get to do someth...Expand for more
ing different every day.
I'm married to a great guy and we have 8 kids between us (5 mine and 3 his). That makes for an interesting life; we're always busy. We have 7 boys and 1 girl. Between them we have one that is a high school band director, one in religious studies, one majoring in physics, one majoring in graphic design, two that are disabled, one high school senior and a high school junior.
Having children makes you realize everything you don't know. I quit being able to help with homework several years ago - the children are taking classes so far above what I ever had in school. (Plus I was never that good in math.)
When we get spare time, my husband and I enjoy taking day trips on our motorcycle.
Anyhow, like I said, it's amazing how things don't work out the way you think. When I was asked my senior year "what will you be doing in 20 years?" I answered, "I'll be married with NO KIDS so I can travel." Who'd have guessed???
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