John Spieker:  

Life: I've been meaning to get around to this for a few years now. Missed the last couple of reunions, always had something important that came up. Enjoyed seeing some of the photos from the 35th, 40th and 50th reunions on the website. In nutshell... Graduated NMHS with the rest of you in 1971. Attended Rutgers Ag School (later Cook College) and graduated with Highest Honors in 1975. Went to Columbia University in NYC to study Organic Chemistry. (What was I thinking?) Had to end my graduate studies (1977) after completing my Masters when I was run down by a drunk driver and sustained a few orthopedic injuries. Decided that Orthopedics looked like more fun than Chemistry and enrolled in Medical School at UMDNJ and finished up in 1981. Pursued a residency in Orthopedics also at UMDNJ and finished in 1986. Off to Delaware to pursue a job offer and after some relocating, ended up in the little old town of Lewes, De where I founded Orthopedic Associates of Southern Delaware, now the 2nd largest orthopedic group in Delaware. (DelawareBoneDocs dot com) Other points of interest, married since 1988 with 3 daughters. While in College, I ran the 400M hurdles and was 4 time...Expand for more