Tom Hoback:  

I grew up in Albuquerque (Montezuma, Jefferson, Highland), but moved to Boulder, CO for my senior year. The timing of the move usually drew sympathetic groans, but was actually a terrific move for me and my family. The fact that my dad was the new, well-received principal at Boulder High actually sped my acceptance and acclimation. A stab at college in Nebraska didn't work out so well...not sure if it was Nebraska or college that didn't sit well with me at the time. Giving up my student deferment, enabled the draft to dictate my next chapter...3 1/2 years in Key West, FL with Uncle Sam. I've always seemed to find the silver lining wherever I've been, so still have lifelong friends from both Key West and the Navy. Went back to school in Spokane, WA and got my degree in Theater and Communications. Was married after my jr. year to Cindy Hauser, a friend from high school youth group at our church in Boulder, but not a high school sweetheart. After a stint with the Lamb's Players, a touring Christian theater arts company out of San Diego, we returned to Boulder for Cindy's grad school at CU. I still had GI Bill left, so ended up getting my MA in Counseling at CU while she got hers in Theater. Somehow we m...Expand for more