Donald Payne:
CLASS OF 1983
South High SchoolClass of 1983
Granite city, IL
Edwardsville High SchoolClass of 1986
Edwardsville, IL
North High SchoolClass of 1983
Granite city, IL
Johnson Elementary SchoolClass of 1977
Granite city, IL
Donald's Story
Life
Were to begin, I went into the US Army shortly after graduation. I was in the Army for 4 years. I was stationed in Kitzigen Germany for 2 years. Traveled around Europe every chance I had while in Germany. Have traveled to England, France, Spain, Amsterdam, and Greece. It was a real eye opening experience seeing the way others live outside of Granite City. I spent 1 1/2 years at Ft Riley Kansas. That was a pretty boring place, but while in Kansas I did go to a bar in Salina Kansas that would let you ride a live bull just like in the rodeo. Do not recommend it to anyone, really hurts, only last about 3 seconds. While in the service I married a girl from Michigan, we had 2 children, a girl and a boy. we were together for 4 years and divorced. I was left with the kids and worked to raise them myself. I have done many things since graduation. I worked for a Monster Truck racing team and traveled the USA for 3 Years, that was exciting but kept me away from my kids way to much. I have spent the last 10 years in Michigan with my new wife of 9 years and our 5 children (My 2 from previous, Her 1 from Previous and our 2 together). The kids ages are 20,16,14,6, and 4, There are 3 boys ...Expand for more
and 2 girls. I really love spending time with my children, they are all gifts from God, I have 1 son that is with the Lord and is our little Angel. His name was Dakota James Payne, we called him DJ. He passed away 7 years ago, he had a Diaphramatic Hernia, that is were the diaphram did not form in the abdomen. That was a real low point in my life and I will always remember it like it was yesterday. While in Michigan I got into racing in Figure 8 demolition derbys. I really enjoyed that, in my first race, I won my heat. I was really excited, I built a car that was the color and number that my favorite uncle had used when he raced. He passed away 8 years ago and I would run the car in memeory of him and my son DJ. In September of 2006 I moved back to GC. I now run my dads body shop and do very little besides work and spend time with my kids and wife. My 16 and 4 year old sons and I are going to build a car to race at Tri City Speedway, really into racing. The 6 yr old is not, he loves drawing and music, not cars. Love to spend time at the movies with him. Well there is alot more that I have seen and done but not time to list everything, besides dont want to bore everyone to death.
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