Ben Baker

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i have been in the auto buisness for 14 years. have held every position from salesman, used car mgr, general sales mgr, even was a partner in a small used car lot. i now am a finance mgr at buckeye chrysler dodge and kia in shelby,oh.

tia cortelletti and myself have been together for 17 years, and although we have yet to marry we own a home together, and i have to ask her to do anything i want. so we might as well be married!

we have attended the past three reunions, and i have enjoyed seeing so many of you there. i hope many of you that have not went in the past make the decision to attend this year, i dont think you will be disappointed.

as many of you know tammi passed away this past year. some of the best times i had, so many years ago were with tammi. i came from st. pete's my soph year, and did not know many people at madison. tammi and i had soph english together, and i guess the powers to be, put me right behind tammi in class. it didnt take long for tammi and i to become friends, but our meeting wasnt because she "wanted" to get to know me. i have some what of a nervous personallity and without knowing many people and always hating english, that nervouosness (is that a word) may have been exaggerated. anyway, you all know how tammi hated gum popping, or pen clicking or any consistent, or even unconsistent noise for that matter. well it didnt take long for her to reach around and grab me by the arm, remember her nails, yeah they were long and sharp.. i even think she drew blood. after that her and i became great friends. i became great friends with many people because of tammi, she knew everyone! i know i am not alone when saying she will be missed along with our other classmates that haved passed.