Thanks to all of you for the good wishes in the past. I'm not very good at keeping up with this website. I keep losing my Password too. Best wishes to all of you 1964 MHS colleagues! Those were the days! :)

As an aging man feeling the years slip away does, I have taken to writing some of my memoirs. I have published two works on Amazon.com in Kindle e-book form, The books are available to the public should you have any interest and are listed below.

The Eiffel Tower of the Heartland: The Fight to Save and Restore the Marshall County, Iowa Courthouse.
by Thomas Swartz .99 cents

Housework in the People's House: Untold Stories of Making Laws Under the Iowa Capitol's Golden Dome
by Former State Representative Thomas E. Swartz copyright 2023 $1.99

I have always been rather shy and reserved. Like most people, speaking to a group was always hard. Somehow, someone persuaded me to be in one or more school performances. I don't remember the plays or skits but perhaps some of you do. I was actually grateful that I had those brief opportunities.