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Biography.

 

       Do you hate your vice principal? Not many people can say that about my uncle Terry. He is liked by many of his students. His full name is Terrence Bourke O’Reilly. He was born in Chicago on 2/27/1951. His parent’s names were Del and Bob, and they are also my dad’s parents. A loving family raised him, but sadly his dad is not living anymore. He was born in Chicago and moved to California later in his childhood years. Then he moved back to Chicago because of my aunt. He loved her and wanted to be with her. My uncle has 3 boys. Tim who is 32, Ryan who is 27, and Sean who is 20. Tim is married and has a 2-year-old son. He is a very loving father and enjoys spending time with his family.

My uncle has had a very exciting childhood. He attended St. O’Toole High School. St. Laurence HS is a Catholic school in Burbank, Illinois. He loved his high school years. His ran track and cross-country all 4 years. His senior year he was caption of the teams and they were conference champions. He had a wonderful childhood with loving parents and great brothers and sisters. He grew up on the south side of Chicago with many caring friends. His entire life, he had friends he could count on. Especially in high school and college. What childhood taught him was, family and friends we the most important to him. Old friends are the best friends and he is still close with childhood friends today. His parents were great role models and showed him how to love, be loyal, and care for others. Their example has helped him in the way him and my aunt raised their 3 wonderful sons. His best memories are his family and friends. He loved spending time with family and friends during holidays and at parties. My uncle Terry can’t complain about is early years in life. He enjoyed every minute of it and had fun.

       Being an assistant principal tough him to be a better person. Your role is of support. Support the students and teachers each day. It help him learn to put others first. He enjoyed college. He had one great friend he still keeps in touch with his friend from college who now lives in Texas. He was the best man at his wedding and they are still close today. His friend from college has always been there for him if he never needed anything. He knew he could always call him, and his friend would always call my uncle.

       Through Terry’s childhood, he has learned important values and how to always help others. From his childhood, it has impacted him today and has made him a better person. He doesn’t have a bucket list of things to do before he dies, but he does want to stay active and try to say or do something nice for someone each day. In the end, all that really matters is what we do for others. He doesn’t know if there are any mistakes he would change because he learned from them. Everyone makes mistakes and as long as you don’t make the same mistake again, it’s an important life lesson. He realized that life is a series of changes and parts. Its important to know what faze of your life your in and make the most of it. You continue to grow and learn each day. He doesn’t really want to relive any part of his life, just make the most of it now. Through out his life, he has learned the most important parts of life and has learned how to make the best out of everything.

       In conclusion, he really wouldn’t want to change any major part of his life. He married his best friend and they have been together for 36 years. He had a rewarding career of 36 years as a teacher and with the Chicago Public Schools. My uncle has always had a great life. He still has places to go, things to see, and he still wants to learn new things everyday.