Tom Barnett:  

Life I semi-retired as of June 2012. Overall I've had a fun life. Liz, whom I dated in high school, and I have been married 47 years. We raised three children, Tom, Lisa and Karen and all completed college thankfully and are gainfully employed in their chosen fields and married to wonderful people. Tom is a the Sr. VP of IT for a large hospital in the Chicago area, Lisa is a high risk labor and delivery nurse for a large hospital in Detroit and teaches Clinical's for Nursing at a major University in the Detroit area, and Karen is a Partner and Executive Producer in the high pressure world of advertising in Portland, Or. I've had the good fortune to travel extensively in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Europe during my career. I've taught Dale Carnegie Courses in Human Relations and Public Speaking. Imagine that I use to get so up tight in high school when I had to give a report. I have worked as an audio/sound technical official for the U.S. Figure Skating Association for 12 years, a volunteer position, setting up National and International Championships venues, when they come to the USA, with sound systems and playing the music at rink side working with ABC and ESPN TV to provide live network sound for their coverage. I have my own small recording studio, which I enjoy. I am active in my community, although no political aspirations at this time. I have been a salesman for 34 years in the computer industry. I was an Electronics Engineer for 7 years and a Marketing Manager for 2 years. I started singing Karaoke in the fall of 2001. Some of my old classmates have hooked up with us at some of the Karaoke places around Detroit to sing and enjoy old memories. Liz and I have two grand daughters now. I travel in the summers on a bicycle in different places in the U.S.A. to support Multiple Sclerosis. I'm having fun and enjoying my family, friends ...Expand for more