GratiTuesday: Lisa Mann
SI Wellness or Bust I met Lisa Mann not too long after moving to southern Illinois. She was working for the American Cancer Society at the time and I had … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Lisa Mann
GratiTuesday: Jason Hunsperger
Bub I usually start these posts off with how I met the subject of the GratiTuesday. This one is easy. I don’t remember it though, as I was only 18 … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Jason Hunsperger
GratiTuesday: Marge & Bob Mathus
My Second Family Growing up my parents had several close friends. Two of them, Marge and Bob Mathus were like a second set of parents to my brother and me. … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Marge & Bob Mathus
GratiTuesday: Reed Bigelow
The Candy Man My family first met Reed Bigelow a decade or so ago when he and his family moved to southern Illinois. Reed showed up at a Cub Scout … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Reed Bigelow
GratiTuesday: Ryan Gerding & Gina Quattrocchi
First three letters in news In June 1999 my career in TV news came to a screeching halt. After nearly two years in Florence, Alabama, the owners of the TV … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Ryan Gerding & Gina Quattrocchi
GratiTuesday: The Pro Wrestling Widow
Mrs. My 1-2-3 Cents I’ve written before about my wife Lisa, specifically in this post about our 20 year wedding anniversary last summer. However, I feel the need to shine … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: The Pro Wrestling Widow
GratiTuesday: Jamie Woodworth Meyers
Stride Pro Wrestling’s Superfan Pro wrestling fans are a unique bunch. They’re some of the most passionate and caring people I’ve met. That probably breaks a stereotype non-wrestling fans have … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Jamie Woodworth Meyers
GratiTuesday: Evelyn Fuqua
Helping Hands Evelyn Fuqua is one of the first people we met after moving to Carterville and joining the town’s First United Methodist Church. From that first encounter, we could … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Evelyn Fuqua
GratiTuesday: Melissa Luttenbacher
‘Okay friends’ are great I first met Melissa Luttenbacher and her husband Scott a few months after moving to southern Illinois in 2004. Our kids are around the same age … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Melissa Luttenbacher
GratiTuesday: Southern Illinois Wellness, Inc.
Wellness is the Name In 2008 I was invited to join the Women for Health and Wellness, Inc. group to help with others and develop the first ever Southern Illinois … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Southern Illinois Wellness, Inc.
GratiTuesday: Tyler ‘Heath’ Hatton
Get ready for the smackdown I met ‘Heath’ Hatton in 2010 when he appeared on News 3 This Morning to promote a wrestling fundraiser he was a part of. He … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Tyler ‘Heath’ Hatton
GratiTuesday: Debbie Weissflug
She loves me not… I’ve shared this story before on another website, but I’ve tweaked it a bit because it is a tale worth sharing again. I’m not writing this … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Debbie Weissflug
GratiTuesday: Laura Estes
“I will do my best…” I first met Laura Estes in 2011 when our daughters signed up to be Girl Scouts. Laura was an assistant leader that first year. But … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Laura Estes
GratiTuesday: Ed Vinyard
Kicking Cancer’s Butt I first met Ed Vinyard in 2014. It was my first year performing at the Hospice of Southern Illinois Red Carpet Gala. Ed’s wife, Jennifer, is the … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Ed Vinyard
GratiTuesday: Jim ‘Rhino’ Reincke
Life is grand… In 2009 the TV station I work at started doing a live chat called ‘Cover it Live’. Each morning my co-anchor Emily and I would interact with … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Jim ‘Rhino’ Reincke
GratiTuesday: Jenn Fortune
Smile! I can’t pinpoint the time period, but I know it’s been in the last few years that I’ve become friends with Jenn Fortune. She’s a photographer here in Carterville … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Jenn Fortune
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