This is Rich.  He was born in Chester, Pennsylvania and was raised all over the east coast of the United States by a variety of related and non-related adults.  He served in the U. S. Army as a Ranger during Vietnam, was trained as a draftsman, and earned an Associates Degree in Drafting & Design Technology from Delaware County Community College.  He moved to Virginia to find work, and found not only work, but love and a home.  He now works in the structural engineering field and teaches Computer-Aided Drafting at Thomas Nelson Community College while taking occasional classes at Old Dominion University toward a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology.

This is Sue.  She was born and raised in New York City.  She attended Hunter College waiting for her first love to return from Vietnam.  When he came home, they married and moved to Virginia to start their home and raise a family.  After the tragic death of her first love, she retuned to school and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Christopher Newport College.  She currently works helping homeless and needy people as well as teaching court-mandated Parenting Classes for the City of Newport News Office on Youth Development.

They met at the Wednesday evening parenting meetings of Parents Without Partners.  One evening they went out to Denny's for a cup of coffee after the meeting, got to talking, and they still haven't stopped.  They decided, that since they enjoyed each other's company so much, they should make it a permanent partnership and merge their families.  They were married on August 4, 1995 in front of a multitude of witnesses.  They spent their honeymoon camping in a State Park in New Jersey during a hurricane. 

Now, they work and play - having adventures on their Honda Goldwing, loving their kids, enjoying their days together and loving each other.  Their adventures have taken them through the countryside of south-eastern Virginia and north-eastern North Carolina.  Their trips have taken them across many bridges, through a few tunnels, and even for a couple rides on the James River Ferry.  And as the days roll by, they look forward to spending all of them together.