A Little Background

I began wearing glasses when I was in Mrs. Townsley's third grade class at Woodrow Wilson elementary school in East Peoria. Those were the days of big plastic frames and I even sported tinted lenses later in junior high. I can remember going in for my regular eye exams and getting a new pair of glasses. Each time I got a new prescription, I felt like I was walking up hill for about two or three days. As a kid, I got used to wearing an eyeglass band whenever I played sports and wearing glasses probably saved me from being a catcher!