Big Will

Will was born in Albion, NY in November of 1971. He grew up there and graduated from Medina High School in 1989. He entered the Navy in Jan. 1990 and completed his tour in 1993 after visiting numerous ports including Australia, Russia, Hong Kong, Japan and numerous small islands in the Southern Pacific. He then entered the Army in 1995 as a Parachute Rigger. During this time, he became a Jumpmaster and a Master Parachutist. He had over 150 jumps and safely packed over 19,000 parachutes. Having jumped out of planes from heights of 800-3500 feet, you can imagine the repetitive stress his body endured. Will was stationed numerous places such as Vicenza, Georgia, and Hawaii. Our favorite location being Hawaii where we met and married in 2002! In 2005, the Army granted him an honorable medical separation, so life as we knew it was about to change. We then relocated to Trussville, Alabama and bought our first home. In the fall of 2005, Will began working as a Warehouse Manager for Deeks and Company, Inc. Fall of 2006, we found out we were expecting twins. At that time, we decided that Will would go back to school and follow his dream of becoming a teacher and coach. He is now enrolled in school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is expected to graduate in December 2010.