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14,610 days, 2,080 weeks, 480 months each equals 40 years, the age Shelly, the oldest of our children, is today. Shelly had just finished eighth grade in 1983 when she moved with her family from Fargo, North Dakota to Marion. After her high school graduation, Shelly pursued a college education and received her bachelor’s degree in math from SIU-Edwardsville. Some years later, she received her master’s degree from the same university. Shelly was always an exemplary student, and she felt anything less than an A was unacceptable.

When Henri and I married, Shelly was a 20 year old college student. Now, she is a successful career woman as well as a wife and mother. Shelly lives with her family in Troy, IL and works for Express Scripts, a pharmaceutical company headquartered in St. Louis. In addition to a full-time job, Shelly and her husband, Mark, are the parents of two daughters, Danielle, age 5, and Bradynn, age 2. It won’t be long before Shelly’s daughters challenge her math prowess. They, however, may be more interested in boys and clothes than math!

Remember, Shelly, regardless if 40 is the new 20, you are now in that “protected” age group known as the “older worker”! Love and best wishes for a very Happy 40th Birthday from Henri (Dad) and Ginger.