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Susan Martin - Known to my friends and family as Sue, I was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.  I moved several times as I grew up, but always within Sheboygan county and close to relatives.  The best of times were when I lived in the country and went to a two-room school.

I met Jim Pool when I was a Sophomore at Plymouth High School and he was a Senior at Sheboygan Falls High School.  It was love at first sight.  Jim went off to the University of Wisconsin and I finished High School.  Jim got me a place to stay and a job in Madison so that the commute was shorter.  After three years of courtship we were married in Sheboygan and returned to Madison to finish Jim's degree.  I worked in a department store and a bank to help the budget and encourage Jim.  Upon graduation, we headed for a job in Casper, Wyoming where Jim worked for the Bureau of Reclamation (US Department of the Interior).  Going west was my life-long dream.

We adopted our first son, David, in Casper and then Jim was transferred to Denver, Colorado, where our second son, Darren, was adopted.  We bought a new home and put down roots.  We agreed that I would remained a home maker (a profession I highly recommend) and Jim would follow a professional engineering career.  I volunteered at the school and decided to learn more about God.  With the Bible as my main source, I became a Born Again Christian in January of 1979.  My faith gave me great strength and comfort when David died in a traffic accident in 1986.  We now are enjoying retirement in the same home.  Jim keeps busy with his genealogy and loves all the contacts he makes on the Internet.  I live an uncomplicated life due to a cronic illness, but enjoy reading, lunch with friends, etc.  Jim and I attend Foothills Bible Church where we have made wonderful friends.

Life is well and God is good.