Eugene Emahiser:  

Spent two interesting years at the U of M Minneapolis studying generals in preparation to entering the School of Management. Transferred to UW Stout so that I could study what I had a passion for.....hospitality. Four years later and long internship, I graduated with a BS degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. I married my first wife between my junior and year, and my first son was born one week before I graduated in 1989. For the next two and a half years I worked for the US ARMY in Germany and Italy as a Club Manager (officer club, community club or NCO club for those of us that did not serve). Son # 2 was born in Germany on the day that our post sent out 840 soldiers to southeast Asia to participate in the first Gulf War. I truly enjoyed almost every moment working for the army. Although after 2 holiday season apart from our families, we felt like it was time to come home. Then two years in Lutsen at a resort running the food operation. Loved the area, hated the pay.... Son #3 was born in 1992. In 1994 purchased a home in Columbia Heights after being hired by the Crown Plaza Hotel in Minneapolis as a Director of Catering. This was the beginning of an exciting chapter in my hotel career. Over the next 8 years I was honored to work for some of the best hospitality organizations in the state. St Paul Hotel, Embassy Suites, Crown Plaza, Sheraton and finally the Riverwood Inn right over in Monticello. At a point somewhere in there, I realized that I had no other life other than work. So while I could tell you about the all of the cool dignitaries and celebrities that I have had the good pleasure of working with, it all seems shallow compared to what it cost me. My now ex-wife and three sons live in Wisconsin, in the same t...Expand for more