J. Mark Crouse This is Me

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1. 1. Summer 1994 [HTML]

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   Published on: 7/1/1994   Last Visited: 5/10/2008

   My first year in junior high brought new and expanded experiences, along with some powerful feelings for a boy named Jack.
   
   I hardly noticed him at first.I knew that his sister and mine, both high school seniors, had been friends for several years.Since he was two grades ahead of me, we had only one class together.It was choir, of course.
   
   Jack returned from Christmas vacation with a Florida tan which embellished his azure eyes and sandy blond waves.Jack seemed to have everything going for him.He was from a good family who lived in a desirable part of town.He was in advanced academic classes at school.I found his quirky sense of humor particularly appealing.
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   My own private Stonewall took a depressing turn when I learned that Jack and his family had moved to Florida in early 1970.Nevertheless, he has crept into my conscious and subconscious thoughts, complete with recurring dreams.One day seven years ago I was sure I saw Jack on the subway here in New York.
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   The man now in my life is a lot like Jack.Both were born in the same year, less than four months apart.
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   *J. Mark Crouse, a member of Integrity/San Diego, is the new Treasurer*.He is eminently qualified to fill the position, but he must meet the very high standards established by Tim Caison.Among other parish activities, Crouse has served as Clerk of Vestry and Church Treasurer.He has been Finance Chair of Names Project San Diego County and a board member of Creative Response (arts organizations' employees raising money for HIV-care giving organizations).He served as Treasurer of Integrity/San Diego and as Treasurer for Integrity '93 National Convention.
   
   Crouse is currently Event Accountant at the San Diego Convention Center, City Concourse and Civic Theatre.He hopes Integrity will continue to expand its role in the Episcopal Church "as a non-violent, though non-passive instrument for inclusion with full guarantee of participation for all gay, lesbian and bi-sexual peoples."