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Who in the world is Mr. Gritman?. A peek into the life of Mr. Gritman. Where did I come from?. I grew up on a farm in Southwestern Minnesota, near a small town called Cottonwood. The closest “large” city is Marshall. Mr. Gritman’s Family. My parents still live on the farm near Cottonwood.
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Who in the world is Mr. Gritman? A peek into the life of Mr. Gritman
Where did I come from? • I grew up on a farm in Southwestern Minnesota, near a small town called Cottonwood. • The closest “large” city is Marshall.
Mr. Gritman’s Family • My parents still live on the farm near Cottonwood. • My father is a semi-retired farmer • My mother works for Western Community Action as a bus driver • My mother was born in 1942 and my father was born in 1936
Life on a farm. • Seasonal Chores • Pick Rock • (Gross Pig Story) • Walk Beans • Bale Hay • Mowing Lawn (4 Acres) • Daily Chores • Feed the animals • Household chores
Family • Victoria Baumann – Meagan – Cami • Debra Sik – Derek, Joey, DJ, Desirea, Jacob • Robert Gritman (Jr.) – Noelle • Brian Gritman – Deceased • Allen Gritman – Meredith, Alexander • Lelsey Quan – Seirra • Michelle Gritman - Deceased
The Military • I took my oath on March 2nd, 1990. • Basic Training: June 1990 • Fort Benning Georgia (10 miles South of Hell) • Advanced Training: June 1991 • Fort Benning Georgia
United States Army Infantry United States Army National Guard March 2nd 1990 – 2000 Bravo Company 2/135th Infantry Alpha Company 1/194th Infantry 175th Regional Training Institute
Places I’ve been Deployed • Fort Benning, Georgia • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin • Camp Ashland, Nebraska • Camp Monmouth, Oregon • Camp Torpo, Norway • Thessoloniki, Greece
Advanced Education • St. Cloud State University • 1991, Began my first year of college • Resident Advisor • Academic Advisor • March 1997, Bachelor of Science • December 2000, Master of Science, History • December 2006, Masters of Science, Education SCSU
Teaching Background • St. Cloud, ISD 742 • Area Learning Center • 1997-2005 • North Junior High 2005- Present
Coaching Boys and Girls basketball 1999 - 2007 Boys and Girls Track 1998 - Present
Marriage • September 29th, 2001 • The same month as the World Trade Center attack. (Josh story)
My Kids…the twins Andrew James Gritman 3-8-05 3 lbs. 7 oz. Malachi Joseph Gritman 3-8-05 2 lbs. 12 oz.
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