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"You Used To Live In My House"

I seemed to be wired to recall dates and places�and relationships� of significance.

To some I�m a new name and face, to many others, a face vaguely familiar that hasn�t been around in quite a while. My name is R. Perry Coons. I�m a 1960 graduate of Alton High School. Alton, Illinois is my hometown.

As it relates to my opening sentence, it was October 21, 1967 when my former wife, Judi Kaid, and I drove into Williamsburg, Virginia for the first time. We moved there, from Alton�technically Wood River, so that I could pursue my radio career, moving from WGNU-FM, in Granite City, to WBCI-FM in Williamsburg.

The path my life has taken since then has gone in many directions. I�m now living in Denver, Colorado with my wife of twenty five years, Louisa H. Coons. We moved here from Virginia in 1983. And it is our story; rather my version of our story is why I�m here on Rivernder.com. I wrote �You Used To Live In My House� with one purpose in mind and that is �to give people hope.� It�s a story about a �blended family� and it�s not The Brady Bunch. It�s true. It�s real. It�s not always pretty. Simply said, �If you get to know us we should give you hope.� Consider this: On our wedding day my three children and Louisa�s two were ages 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. You get the idea now, don�t you?

Learn more about my book and even order a copy at www.youusedtoliveinmyhouse.com. I�m still connected to Alton through my Mother, who lives in Godfrey and a number of family members and friends that is diminishing much too quickly.