Mark Reynolds

>>Where the heck are you now?

Kewanee, Illinois (I traded the Prime Beef Capital for the Hog Capital of the World. An admission far worse than explaining the "Zippers")

>>Are you married? Single? Secretly a cult member? What have you been up to all these years?

I'm married (Kim) and have two children Katie 16 and Jack 12. Following high school, I lived in Jacksonville, Florida (the armpit of the nation) for a year before attending college in Murfreesboro, Tennesse. Loved Tennessee and still meet some of the "Tennessee Gang" in St Louis every year for a weekend visit. Moved back to Monmouth in 1988. Married in 1989. Relocated to Kewanee, Illinois (50 miles northeast of Monmouth) in 1993 during a business expansion of Keister's Tire Center. Managed the Kewanee location until accepting my current position in 2006. Free time is spent (as everyone with kids know) attending marching band competitions, football games, piano recitals, track meets, basketball games....you get the picture! Following back surgery, my orthopedic surgeon suggested taking martial arts as a form of physical therapy. So, for the last five years I've trained in Tae Kwon Do four nights a week. I compete in TKD tournaments occasionally throughout the year. Basically living a simple uncomplicated life.......

>>What on earth do you do for a living? I am the Light Equipment Service Engineer for BOMAG America, a German-based compaction equipment manufacturer (asphalt rollers, paving equipment, asphalt recyclers, etc...). I provide technical support and dealer training for the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

>>Last time you were in Monmouth? Last Sunday. Visit family and friends regularly.

>>How do you explain "Zippers" to people? I stick with the "zipping" up and down the floor story.

>>Favorite motion picture of all time? Wow...tough to pick one. Fletch, Gone with the Wind, About Last Night, Bull Durham, Hoosiers, any Coen Brothers film......

>>You've come this far.. how bout an email address for folks to keep in contact with ya?

renols64@yahoo.com

>>Any photos to share?

1. Mark with son Jack, March 2008 TKD Tournament