Lori Bendever Varno

I met my husband Chris in 1988 and we married in 1990(19 yrs yeah!)we lived in Iowa for 2 years Mississippi for 3 years and here the rest of the time.I worked at Lancelot Pizza for 6 years which was fun,met a lot of nice people delivery driving for them.Our son,Cj has autism so,I mostly was a stay at home mom.I took care of my mom,Connie when she got breast cancer the last 2 weeks of her life she spent in Burlington Memorial with me reading to her whether she was awake or not(I read her Inkheart).She enjoyed reading and I figured if she couldn't read herself then I would read to her.

I left school in my Junior year.I then decided to get my GED in 1991 in Iowa where we were living at the time.Didn't go to college but,took community education classes in Iowa and Wisconsin.Favorite Wilmot memory sneaking out during lunch.Thanks Jesse Myra and Ted Stankus for getting us out lol

That things aren't always what they seem.To say Thank you or to let people know you care for then because if you don't maybe the next time will be too late.I learned this one too late;the last time I saw my brother Patrick(Mick)he looked like he needed a hug but,I thought he lives right across the street from me I'll see him later well one week later he was dead killed in a motorcycle crash just pass JI going toward Silver Lake.Never miss an oppurtunity to be good to someone.

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accidentally searching the internet when I realized it had been 20 yrs lol.

First child was easy Damien was named after a Catholic Saint,my sister had given me a book of them.Alexander was named after the character in Black Beauty,Nathan was named by my husband(I wanted Ethan Jon he hated it)Christopher J was named after his dad(diffenent middle names though)and the name just seemed to fit him,Rebekah we just really loved the name.

I was leaving Lance Park beach with a friend and my son,Damien when we stopped to chat with Chris.His brother James liked my friend Becky so,we all started hanging out.I drove so it became a group thing whenever we had free time and Damien was with his dad.Chris parents owned lancelot pizza(until July 2008)so he was in town a lot.He was attending Antioch High School so,if they hadn't put their business here we never would have met.

We live now in Iowa,bought our 1st house.

I see people around town and if you know my hubby then you know he knows everybody.Prolly knows more people from my high shool than I do.I do try to chat with people when I see them just to catch up.Jullie Milligan took great care of my mom,Connie when we went to the oncology clinic she worked at sadly my mom lost her battle with breast cancer on April 25,2007 but,she fought like a champ.