Melanie (Boynton) Pletcher

I married my husband Don in 1962. He was from Muskegon but
we met in Kalamazoo while he was a student at WMU. We spent
11 years in the Navy, some of which I was able to be with him and
the rest of the time was spent in our home in Muskegon.

We have two children, a son Brian and a daughter Laura. My son
graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1986 and in June of 2006,
retired from the Air Force as a Lt. Colonel. He and his family
currently reside in Huntsville, Alabama where he is employed by a
defense contractor.

My daughter Laura, graduated from Michigan State University with
a BS in Animal Science with a thought of attending vet school. In her
junior year, she had a change of heart, went ahead with her course of
study, graduated and then went back to school and got her RN. She
worked for many years at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Mi. but is
currently the director of MSU's clinic for Hematology and Blood
Disorders.

We have four grandchildren, 3 boys and 1 princess. My son's two
boys are ages 17 and 14. My daughter's two children are ages 14 and
11. My son's oldest boy, Cameron, is into paint ball competition and is
in the Marching band from Bob Jones High School. This is the largest
high school in Alabama. His youngest son, Connor, is wrestling and is
going from tolerating it to enjoying it. Laura's son, Branden, is your typical
14 year old X-Box, Play Station, etc. junkie. Her daughter, Audrey, is into
4-H, she is on the Ingham County 4-H Horse Judging Team, Girl Scouts
and this fall she ran cross country for Williamston Middle School's 6th
grade team.

We have a small farm south of I-96 (who would have thought I would
turn into a farm girl) and we currently have three horses. Audrey shows
during the summer, goes to our county fair and helps me take care of
the animals.

My husband and I are both retired. He retired from Honeywell, Inc.
where he was a field specialist in installing temperature control and fire
systems in commercial buildings. Most of his contracts were in the state
buildings in Lansing. He has just recently been asked to come back for
some emergency situation in which he is the only one with the expertise
for the job. I retired from the State of Michigan, Office of Attorney
General with 30 years of service as a Legal Supervisor. I have been
retired 5 years and still miss it greatly as well as seeing all my friends every
day. We do still get together, just not as often. I am now the taxi service
for the grandchildren who live near us and do some volunteer work at the
school.

Thanks for getting this going and I look forward to reading some of the
published bits.

Sincerely, Melanie (Boynton) Pletcher