Jerry Barnes:  

Life I got my BA in Art at UW in 1967. I was commissioned a 2nd Lt through the ROTC program. I was married to Sylvia Hanson(Cheyenne Central-1965) that August before I went on active duty. I served two years in Germany(we really liked that!) and a year in Vietnam(not as much fun!). I ran convoys in Vietnam and now do paintings/models of my times over there. Sylvia went back to UW while I was in Nam. She now has a commercial art degree. I returned to UW in 1970 on the GI Bill and got my Masters in Art and a teaching certificate. I taught Art in Lexington, NE for 32 years. Retiring in May of 2004. We had two sons, John is a computer programer in Chicago and Eric is a mechanical engineer. Both are married to great girls and have children, it is great to have grandkids, I now have 5 and I think that will be it(they say). Sylvia did run a sign business out of our home in the country, doing computer cut vinyl signs/graphics. She has decided to join me in retirement. We just got back from celebrating our 39th wedding anniversary. We went to Omaha to see the new zoo exhibits, the art museum and attend a GeorgeThorogood concert-he was great! Lots of shopping also, of course, our new living room furniture should be here soon. I joined the National Guard armor unit in Lexington in 1977 and completed my time to qualify for retirement, which I started getting when I turned 60(we're old!). I enjoyed being a tank commander very much. Both my sons went thru the unit also, it paid their way through college with the GI Bill and tuition. I have quite a few hobbies, jukebox restoring, collecting records, ...Expand for more