Photo of Joe Di Cola in High School

[L Verge]

Joe reminds me of several young people that we have watched grow up during the 14 years we have been running the Surratt conference. One started coming from Ohio when he was about ten and is now finishing college. Another has been coming from North Carolina and should be about ready to enter college, and one young lady is now in her first year of college.

The young lady's grandmother used to tell stories about how Kasey would argue Lincoln history with her high school teacher. It got to the point where the other students would groan when it started because they knew that they were going to get an extended lesson from Kasey. She's a knock-out, however, so I bet they didn't mind letting her be the center of attention.