
At Sea World San Antonio with Mark's parents, Bob and Mary, 1990
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At the Alamo, 1990
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The two dads, Bill and Bob, 1992
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With Bill and Sandy (and Putt Putt) in San Antonio, 1992
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Christmas in Illinois, 1992
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Grammy and mom, Christmas 1992
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Mark, with his parents, sister Ruth, and brother Dan - dad's retirement celebration, 1992
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Great part-time job - from 1992 - 1994, I delivered for Pizza Hut to put Dora through nursing school, 1992
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Also from 1992 - 1994 (until I was injured), I ran over sixty 5K and 10K races.
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Dad, Christmas 1989 (wearing his Oklahoma Sooners hat - on the back of the photo, mom wrote "our new coach")
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Christmas 1989 - mom got a new hat too
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Bill and Sandy, 1991
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1992 - on an Iowa riverboat gambling boat excursion - Mark, Steve, Ruth, and mom
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Dora, Christmas, 1989
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Grammy, 1989 (see next photo)
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Reverse of previous photo
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Lanham holiday photo, 1989
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Lanham holiday photo, sisters, 1989
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Lanham holiday photo, 1989
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Lanham holiday photo, Bill and Sandy, 1989
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Caricature of Mark drawn by an artist in Picadilly Circus, London, 1989
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Dora, 1990
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Christmas 1991. I still have my "Desert Storm tan" - I was in my dress blues for church, mom LOVED this uniform. :)
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Mom and dad, 1990
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A couple of Reed couples, 1990
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Christmas 1991. I could tell it was 1991 because of the Saddam Hussein toilet paper sitting on the floor . . .
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1991: on an Iowa riverboat casino
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Heritage Days parade, 1991. Mom loved stuff like this.
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1991: Office buddies
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1992 was the year dad retired after 30 years with the state of Illinois - in honor of his service, he was grand marshall of the WIU Homecoming Parade!
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March 1992: Mark ran his first road race, the Capital 10,000 (10K) with friend Doug Cobb. Until he was injured 2.5 years later, he ran over fifty 5Ks, 8Ks, 10Ks, 12Ks, and a half marathon.
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Christmas 1992: mom and Grammy
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Yes, that's Mary Reed in the same photo as Ross Perot. Our cousin married Mr. Perot's daughter and mom and dad were invited to the multi-million dollar affair.
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At Fiesta Texas amusement park, 1992
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Receiving the Commendation Medal at Lackland Air Force Base, 1989
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Dad in a Chicago restaurant, 1989
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Micki, on our bed at 9934 Sandy Field, San Antonio, 1990
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Christmas on Sandy Field, 1990
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Dad showing off his roses, 1990
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My first attempt at landscaping, 1990
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Our first home purchase, 1990
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Sandy Field living room, 1990
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Christmas 1991
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With Grammy, Christmas 1991
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Got my Bart shirt, Christmas 1991
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