Brent Ryherd

Where do I begin? I married my beautiful wife Tracy in June 2000. God blessed us with Chloe Ann in 2001 and Blayne in 2005. I currently work at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon as a Registered Respiratory Therapist-Neonatal Pediatric Specialist where I am also the manager of the department. I am on the BOD of the Illinois Society for Respiratory Care which means I do a lot of work with little recognition. I am also on the parsonage committee for my church. I get to help decide what work needs done to the parsonage....then I get to do it! I am also on the summer league baseball commission. Once again, a lot of work but definately keeps me young and I get to help the kids. I am currently residing in Bethany which is where Tracy grew up. Not much different than Bement.

I have so many fond memories of everyone. Looking back I can't believe I got away with what I did. I heard I forced some teachers into retirement:) I think we were a tight-knit group overall. We were lucky to have been such a small class compared to big towns where people hardly know one another. It seems strange to have spent so much time with a group of individuals but not see them anymore.