Gary's Bio information - 11/1/09 8PM

I've been asked to put some bio information together to help with fundraising flyers.
Please take what you can off of this and let me know if you need anything else.
I also need some help with setting up a bank account, so if any of you have done this before (to help raise money) please let me know.

Gary Bouvier:

Gary was born in Birmingham, Alabama but we grew up on the westside of Indianapolis. He is 53 years old, born on September 11th.

He graduated from Ben Davis High School and also graduated from IU in Bloomington, IN. (teaching). He lived in Florida until 5 years ago and was a teacher, teaching middle school science and sometimes social studies.

He is married (wife's name Stephanie) and they adopted the love of their life 6 years ago. Matthew Romeo (namesd Romeo after our father) Bouvier will be 7 years old on April 4th.

Gary moved back to Indy 5 years ago after our mother passed away. He tried to get teaching jobs (teaching in the IPS school system and substituting for many schools, mainly schools in the Avon school system). He also helped coach my daughter (Kaitlin) in AJA volleball for two years.
And, just recently helped coached his son Matthew in t-ball.

Gary sometimes worked as many as 3 jobs to put food on the table. Never wanting to go on unemployment and always striving for a job that would provide insurance for his family.

This summer, the jobs ran out and he finally applied for unemployment - swearing that our father was turning over in his grave because he was doing that (trying to get unemployment). We all told him that that was what it was there for... people like him who needed help. He is such a proud man.

Gary loves to read, go camping and his dream is to someday live in Montana. He is always on the web surfing information about Montana - dreaming his dream.

I hope this has given you some useful information.

We are looking at ways to raise money, will be talking to people at St. V's about how to get his family on a medical program to help with the medical bills. Right now we are more concerned with the fact that there is no money coming in to pay the monthly bills. Stephanie is a hair stylist and will be returning to work. But, right now, we need her at the hospital.

We are praying he has a peaceful night tonight.
Surgery to do the trach is at 1PM on Monday.

I will post more to this blog tomorrow.