Tom grew up in a rural and hurricane prone area of Louisiana. Weekends were filled with outdoor activities as there wasn't much else to do. It was heaven. Tom's family home was flooded up to the roof with Hurricane Betsy in 1965 and then they completely lost their next house in Hurricane Camille in 1969. The family cried "uncle" and moved to higher ground after Camille. Tom met his wife Celeste at Louisiana State University and had a long car...