Herbert “Herb” Andrew was born to George and Anna Theirl on March 13th, 1919. He was born on a farm, in
Stanley
,
Wisconsin
, near
Chippewa
Falls
. Herb is one of eleven children. His brothers and sisters names are: Alice, Bob, Bill Ed, Marge, Marion, Laura, Frank and Ray. When Herb was 17, he snuck into flight school to take a 13 month cadet course. After flight school, he flew some troop carrying airplanes. He also was able to fly some movies stars, like Bob Hope and Marilyn Monroe, to USO events. Herb was in the service for 5 or 6 years the then went into the reserves and retired as Lieutenant Colonel.
Herb met a girl named Genevieve in first grade and the two became friends. They knew each other for many years. When Herb was discharged from the service and was back on American soil, he proposed to Genevieve. The couple was married on July 17th, 1945. After Herb and Genevieve were married they lived in
Tennessee
, North and
South Carolina
and they settled in
La Crosse
. While in
La Crosse
, Herb worked for many years at Thorpe Finance, which was a financial institution.
Herb and Genevieve had six children together Mary, Ann, Nancy, Dan, Trish, and Chris. When the children were young, the family enjoyed taking little weekend vacations to Wisconsin Dells. Herb, Genevieve, and sometimes the kids did some traveling together. They have visited
Florida
,
Washington
DC
,
Boston
,
Massachusetts
, and even
England
.
Herb has many childhood memories. One of his memories was when he was given a lunch pail as a gift. He really liked his brand new pail. His mother would pack his lunches in it for him and he would take it to school and put his pail in the furnace room to keep it cool. Another memory he has was of the times growing up when he would sneak out to the swimming hole with his friends. He would return home soaking wet and his mother and father would scold him for going swimming by himself, but the scolding was well worth it for Herb.
Out of all that Herb has done in his life, he is most proud of his children and accomplishing such high ranks in the Air force. If he were granted three wishes he would wish to be more independent (yet have lots of company), have is wife Genevieve back, and to be able to do some things over again. The most important life lesson that Herb has learned is: you have to persevere and work hard to get what you want in life.
Favorites
Food: Pickled Pigs Feet and Sauerkraut
Book: Gone with the wind
Dessert: Lemon Meringue Pie
Season: Spring
Holiday
: Christmas
Color: Green
Animal: Horse
Ken Schure
Kenneth Schure was born to Henry and Dorothy Schure on December 12th, 1937. Ken was one of three children. He had a sister named Dorothy and a brother named Henry. The children grew up in
Schiller Park
,
Illinois
. One of Ken’s favorite childhood memories is when his mother and father got him his first bike.
Ken met a young woman named Judy on a blind date that was arranged by a mutual friend. The two were married on January 25th, 1964. After they were married, Ken and Judy lived in
Shabbona
,
Illinois
for about seven months. Ken and Judy had three children, all boys; their names are Scott, Jeff, and Mark. Today, Ken is the proud grandfather of Seth, 19 and Makenzie, 13.
Ken’s passion in life has been music and teaching. In the early sixty’s Ken taught instrument and vocal music in
Shabbona
,
Illinois
. He then returned to
Northern
Illinois
University
for his Masters degree. While there he accepted a position in the
Sparta
area schools. Ken was the instrumental music teacher for the
Sparta
junior high/middle school. In 1970 Ken received the “Outstanding Young Educator Award”. He retired in from teaching in 1995.
Ken and Judy loved to go tent camping together. They have been camping all around
Wisconsin
and
Minnesota
. They went to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area for twelve years in a row. They have also been to
Washington
,
Oregon
,
Montana
,
Vermont
,
New Hampshire
,
Maine
and
Utah
. In 1993 they went tent camping in
Alaska
with their youngest son Mark, they were on the road for two and a half months. The couple has camped in
New Brunswick
and
Nova Scotia
,
Canada
. At one time they floated the upper Grand Canyon and then camped in
Arizona
. Also during their travels they have seen the national parks in the lower forty eight, including Crater Lake, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone,
Glacier
Bryce
Canyon
,
Zion
,
Arcadia
,
Canyon
Lands
, Arches,
Olympia
and many more.
Ken has enjoyed many hobbies over the years. Some of his hobbies include canoeing, tennis, camping, gardening and he still enjoys fishing.
Ken is most proud of marrying his lovely wife Judy and he savors every moment that they have together. Ken is most happy when he is with Judy. If Ken were granted three wishes he would want happiness for his family, to be healthy, and to go white water canoeing.
Favorites
Food: Raspberries
Music: Classical
Dessert: Raspberry Pie
Season: Fall
Holiday
: Christmas
Color: Blue
Flower: Begonia
Animal: Dog
