I literally just hung-up the phone with a representative from the Huttonsville Correctional Center (HCC). This is where convicted felon Austin Vantrease is currently incarcerated for the crime of malicious wounding in the beating of my son, Ryan. He was transferred there a few weeks back after spending a couple of weeks at Martinsburg Correctional […]
Weekly Update: July 15, 2012
Last night we kept Ryan up late for a movie night. In a three-way vote where the other two are women, the result was the 1996 movie “You’ve Got Mail” with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. I forgot just how much of a chick flick it was! I endured and am feeling a bit like […]
Retina Doctor Visit
Yesterday started off early. In actuality, it began the night before to get Ryan ready to go to the retina specialist. That previous night I had to partially dismantle Ryan’s lift and his wheelchair to fit it into a friend’s van. This friend is a women, and that’s important for later in my post. She […]
Wedding Anniversary: 26 Years
Today is my wedding anniversary. Sue and I have been at it for twenty-six years now. I’m not exactly sure how I got so lucky. Honestly, I don’t entirely know why she keeps me around. I suppose she wonders why I just keep hanging around. Like our twenty-fifth anniversary last year, I can tell you […]
Austin Vantrease Parole Hearing Set
Notice: This post deals entirely with the state of West Virginia’s criminal action against Austin Vantrease (Convicted, Felony Malicious Assault) who is now in prison. It is in no way connected to the pending civil action against him. I was able to break away long enough yesterday to place a call to the West Virginia […]

