Scott Bates:  

Life Married, 16 November 1974, to the former Mary Santacqua. 3 children, Heather (Born 1975), Michael (1979), and Barbara (1983). 5 Grand Children, 3 by Heather, 2 by Barbara. Enlisted in the Air Force in 1974, retired from active duty in 1994. Served as an Air Traffic Controller the entire 20 years, and retired with a Meritorious Service Medal. Formerly a Sales Associate in Sporting Goods at the Destin Wal-Mart Super Center. Survived Erin, Opal, Ivan, and Dennis. Moved to Wyoming to be with a woman who has shown me how to live again. Transferred with Wal-Mart up here, but left less than a year later to try my hand at Home Depot, helping to open the new store in this town of Sheridan. I stayed there a little over a year, and now I have found my calling. I am working at the County Regional airport here as a line grunt. I'm the guy that directs the planes to parking, refuels them, and when needed, puts them away in the hanger. I bought a motorcycle shortly after moving here and I love the rides available in the mountains. Above all else, I am happy. I am with a beautiful woman that loves me, and I love her. What more can you ask for? I find myself looking back more often these days. Any period in my previous life encounters is pretty much open to revisiting. Some think I prefer to live in the past, especially after finding that my XM is pretuned to the 70's channel. I miss too many people from my past to count. ...Expand for more