Tom Stickney:  

Hello friends from long ago! 26 years has turned into a lot of memories, funny how high school is etched so strongly in all of us. I guess it was that all the beginnings of adulthood and our first grown up experiences occurred there. It has been fun scrolling through all of the names and targeting the ones with photos. I will some day get around to posting my own. I have much to be proud of. I have 3 great kids. Hannah is 15, a level 8 gymnast who competes in Club Gymnastics and also for Tahoma High School. She made it to the High School State Championships last year as a Freshman. Even better is her drive and demeanor. I remember at 15 how much of a stubborn know it all I was, Hannah is much more respectful than I was, and is not only a great daughter but a good student and a great helper to our family. She already has a pretty sound path planned for herself and is eyeing W.S.U., her mom's alma mater. Jack is 10, what can I say, this one is a little more like I was, stubborn and moody, but also smart as a whip (ouch) he is a very good athlete and shares with me the love of baseball. He is an excellent player but questions me often if I really ever played. (I did play 3 years in college and played a lot of semi-pro ball) I have been pulled back into the game by his abilities and spend much of my free time teaching him and encouraging him to get as much out of being an athlete as posible. In April of 2007 Jack was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. This was a big blow to a seemingly strong and fit young boy to suddenly be 100% dependent on insulin shots for survival. Despite the disease, his approach is as good as I could ever hope for. He allows it no quarter to slow him down and in some ways our family has benefitted greatly by the extra emphasis of healthy living. He is a smart kid who like his dad has no interest in learning formally in the classroom. I am using my own failed experience to coax him into applying himself so as to give him a chance in this ever increasing competetive world. Will, is 8- an extremely nice and caring boy who excells in school and in sports. He has the blondest hair and fair skinned (my boy?) you could imagine. He obviously looks like his mom. He is a morning t.v. watcher (sponge bob..I love that show.) and an avid reader, all my kids read like crazy. Plays soccer and baseball and makes gigantic messes around the house. I have been married nearly 18 years to my wife Debbie. She hooked me long ago with her beauty and with her heart. She has been a great motivator for me and has produced a family of closenes...Expand for more