Gary Richardson Author Blog

The year was 1994. The summer season between my Junior and Senior year of high school was starting to come to a close. I had spent much of the summer working and hanging out with my friends like most teenagers of that age did back then. I had already made the decision to not play football and dealt with the blow back caused by such a decision in a small town and school. Despite my decision about football, I was excited to start my senior year of high school.

That excitement quickly came to a crushing end.

The day was August 2nd.