Gregory Brochu:  

20 September 2021----I have been retired for the past 8 years and live in Clearwater Florida. Had a daughter, Heather, shortly after high school while attending GR Junior College. Heather has 5 children and has 5 grand kids which make me a great grandfather. Imagine that! We never have had a close relationship but communicate periodically. I received a BA Degree from Western Michigan University in Chemistry and Biology in 1972. I worked for Amway in Ada, Michigan for a couple of years as a chemist upon graduation. Hated it! I decided to switch gears and went back to school and earned a Cosmetology license in GR at Chic University of Cosmetology. I worked at various salons while dancing for the Grand Rapids Civic Ballet. In 1978 I moved from Michigan to Santa Barbara, California. There, I danced with the Royal Ballet of Santa Barbara for a few years. In Santa Barbara I enjoyed a very successful and lucrative salon business. I lived in Santa Barbara for about 25 years. In my late forties I became very bored and got an itch I had to scratch and went back to school at The University of California Santa Barbara and received my second BA degree in German language and literature. In 1998 I gave up my business and moved from Santa Barbara to Berlin Germany and lived there for about ...Expand for more