Thomas Tolbert Instructor's name June 15,2016 SN-NAUANNA FI.OYD Shuanna Floyd was born and raised in Erooklyn, N.Y, not only a tourist destiil'tion for world traveters, but this was her home whereby she was raised by a single mother from Grenada, who not oylly took on the challenge of raising her, but also with cor.Erage and deterrnination rearing two of her brother,s and three sisters . l.lnder guidance of strong independent mother who was highly influentiaN in her life as the youngest of the siblings Shuanna quickly quickly set her sights on becoming a bright you,lg leader as an African Acfierican wornan. Gnowing up a [email protected] girl !n the unforgiving tough streets of Brooklyn, she found solace in watching the "rug rats" iErctuding nickelodeon, witf.l asplrations and unfailing drearns of becoming a pronrinent lawyer. After graduation frosn high sctrool Shuanna graduated and enlisted in the Army. After graduating from boot carnp she was stationed !n Fort Stewart, Georgia where she would rneet the rnan of her drearns , who attributes were kindness, strength and stability, the exact attrlbutes that sfiaped her life into the caring, strong soldler she is today and motlrer. Shuanna and her begoved husband who are currently stationed in !-iawaii have one child together, a beautift*! two year daughter nas?ied Elise Taylor. During the holidays Shuamna and her farnily make It a fanrily tradition to visit her Grandrnother irl the South, wlro is known for elaborate southern cuislnes. This popular location is a region tfiat S{rtlanna's farnily fronru New York nrake as their one stop must destlgration. Shuanma and her husbar,d how nour planned to take a pllgri,'rage trip to continent of Soutlt Africa, a country on ttle southernmost tip of the African continent, whene she will be ahle to visit the well known safari detination Kruger filationa! Fark populated with Lions, Africa,s w!!d dogs, Zehra,s, and Flyena's" Tropical forest and lagoons along the garden route lrrill be her scenic path which encompasses the city of Cape Town, beneath flat topped Tahle Mountain, and to cap it off great whites sharks in migration of the coast. After conclusion of their rnilitary career"s Shuanna and hEr family plan to reside in El Paso Texas, where she wlll purstre a nt"lrsing degree and becorne a Health Care Provider. Page I of3 Shaunna C. Floyd RSWR3345 Dr. Finley June 1lft,2016 Thomas Tolbert Thomas Tolbert grew up in a small town named "Seville" in Northern Florida. Which is 45 minutes west of famous Daytona Beach. This small town has a population less than 500 people of mixed ethnicities, White, Black and Latinos. His childhood was very strict and tumultuous, he had years of working hard for long periods of hours because his dad was very strict and his main focus was working. Due to his father's ways he constantly dreamt of becoming something big in life and achieving great goals. Thomas Tolbert's best memory as a ch ...

1. Thomas Tolbert
Instructor's name
June 15,2016
SN-NAUANNA FI.OYD
Shuanna Floyd was born and raised in Erooklyn, N.Y, not only a
tourist destiil'tion for world traveters,
but this was her home whereby she was raised by a single
mother from Grenada, who not oylly took
on the challenge of raising her, but also with cor.Erage and
deterrnination rearing two of her brother,s
and three sisters . l.lnder guidance of strong independent mother
who was highly influentiaN in her
life as the youngest of the siblings Shuanna quickly quickly set
her sights on becoming a bright you,lg
leader as an African Acfierican wornan. Gnowing up a
[email protected] girl !n the unforgiving tough streets of
Brooklyn, she found solace in watching the "rug rats"
iErctuding nickelodeon, witf.l asplrations and
unfailing drearns of becoming a pronrinent lawyer.
After graduation frosn high sctrool Shuanna graduated and
enlisted in the Army. After graduating

2. from boot carnp she was stationed !n Fort Stewart, Georgia
where she would rneet the rnan of her
drearns , who attributes were kindness, strength and stability,
the exact attrlbutes that sfiaped
her life into the caring, strong soldler she is today and motlrer.
Shuanna and her begoved husband
who are currently stationed in !-iawaii have one child together,
a beautift*! two year daughter nas?ied
Elise Taylor. During the holidays Shuamna and her farnily make
It a fanrily tradition to visit her
Grandrnother irl the South, wlro is known for elaborate
southern cuislnes. This popular location is a
region tfiat S{rtlanna's farnily fronru New York nrake as their
one stop must destlgration.
Shuanma and her husbar,d how nour planned to take a
pllgri,'rage trip to continent of Soutlt Africa,
a country on ttle southernmost tip of the African continent,
whene she will be ahle to visit the well
known safari detination Kruger filationa! Fark populated with
Lions, Africa,s w!!d dogs, Zehra,s, and
Flyena's" Tropical forest and lagoons along the garden route
lrrill be her scenic path which
encompasses the city of Cape Town, beneath flat topped Tahle
Mountain, and to cap it off great

3. whites sharks in migration of the coast. After conclusion of
their rnilitary career"s Shuanna and hEr
family plan to reside in El Paso Texas, where she wlll purstre a
nt"lrsing degree and becorne a Health
Care Provider.
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Shaunna C. Floyd
RSWR3345
Dr. Finley
June 1lft,2016
Thomas Tolbert
Thomas Tolbert grew up in a small town named "Seville" in
Northern Florida. Which is
45 minutes west of famous Daytona Beach. This small town has
a population less than 500
people of mixed ethnicities, White, Black and Latinos. His
childhood was very strict and
tumultuous, he had years of working hard for long periods of
hours because his dad was very

4. strict and his main focus was working. Due to his father's ways
he constantly dreamt of
becoming something big in life and achieving great goals.
Thomas Tolbert's best memory as a
child was when his dad bought him a pit bull puppy, which he
named Butch. Butch grew up to
be an enorrnous pit bul1, whom was fearless, highly protective,
and who loved the kids in the
neighborhood. Butch turned out to be his best friend. His worst
memory was the day he left
home for the military. His mother is his best friend so he was
sad to go away. As a child Thomas
got the nickname o'Pop" which his mother gave him. He doesn't
know where his mother got the
nirme from and she never explained it to him.
When Thomas was a child, his deceased Grandmother used to
always talk to him about
the goodness of the Lord on her porch. He would stare into her
green eyes, and she would also
speak to him about little moments of her life, and he would try
to place his mind during the
events she would share with him. Even to this day he misses his
grandmother dearly. The

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happiest moment of his life was when his dad bought him his
ftrstKZ-200 Kawasaki motorcycle.
However, the saddest time of his life was when he was 12 years
old and fell in love with a
European American girl, but she never knew his feelings for
her. One day a friend of his told him
that she had a boyfriend, and he cried for hours on the floor
when he reached home. His Uncle
Abraham had the biggest influence on his life. Uncle Abraham
graduated from the University of
Florida, during the early 80's, landed a big job with Pillsbury as
an accountant, and now works
as a General manager for Toyota in Nashville, Tn. Due to the
fact that he was so successful and
career driven he gave Thomas great in-sight into his life.
One of the most important lesson he leamed in life is that, life
is a revolving circle,
everyone is the same no matter where you go in the world. That
wisdom was giving to him by a
man named Mr. Chuck who used to cut his hair when he was
growing up in Northem Florida. He
had always loved to sit in his chair while getting his hair cut

6. and soak in his wisdom. The last
time he seen Mr. Chuck was last year atthe age of 90 years old.
The second most important
lesson he leamed was, don't take people, opportunities, or life
for granted. Time is a highly
abused commodity, and when you need it the most, it has a way
of reminding you times keeps
moving and doesn't stop for no one. Therefore, you must make
whatever time you have count.
Thomas is currently a video teleconference engineer for the U.S
Amy Pacific, Head
Quarters providing communications services for the
Commanding General. He landed this job
when his Senior Chief IT specialist, sent him to a temporary
duty station at Davis Monthan Air
Force Base. There he worked with a civilian, whom took him
under his wing and showed him
the ins and outs of the job field. He landed his first job as a
Video tele-conference engineer in
2006. Thomas sees his greatest strength as being resilient, to be
able to recover from a
disappointment. Over the years, he has learned how to pick
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moving forward after unforeseen setbacks. When asked how he
would like to be remembered he
stated that, he would like to be remember as a person who was
tenacious in achieving his goal,
and someone who wanted everyone to tap into the God given
power that he placed in everyone.
For his future grandchildren, reading this many years &om now,
the wisdom he has for them is
that, with "God" all things are possible, keep Jesus number one
in your life and watch where he
takes you.