John and I raised our children right here in Manhattan. Blaine, Becce and Ryan are each married, and we now have nine grand-children pictured. Blaine graduated


from Emporia State in Marketing and Business Becce graduated from Kansas State in Secondary English Education. Having received his PhD from University of North Carolina in May 2008, Ryan is now a professor of Political Science. Mike is a 2001 graduate of the University of Notre Dame and is the Eastern Seaboard Division Sales Manager for a large manufacturing firm. We have life-long friends in Manhattan and have worked with virtually every segment of the infrastructure of this community.