John Martz:  

Life Hello Everyone! How do you feel about being in your 40's? (Now that I'm used to it, I don't mind it nearly as much as I did the year I turned 40!) I am the husband of Monica Cox (TPHS Class of 1984), we have 10 children, and we celebrate 20 years of marriage this year (Monica is a saint!). Our 2 oldest children were adopted from an orphanage in Haiti and Monica gave birth to the other eight. They range in age from 21 years to 18 months! Believe it or not it actually helps to keep us young at heart. My oldest son is a marine and my oldest daughter is in the army reserves. My son joined the marines in part due to his respect and gratitude for our country. He was seven years old when we were able to immigrate him to the US and he still remembers the abject poverty from where he came. I guess this gives him a better appreciation for America, one that I tend to take for granted. But both of my oldest children joined the military also because, with 10 children, a college education is an ala-carte option in ...Expand for more