St Louis

The famous St. Louis Arch

Jeff and Tim getting ready to ride to the top of the Arch

Metropolis, IL...home of Superman

Robin, Donnie, Jeff and Lisa

(Jeff's brother and their childhoood friends)
Tim and Robert Wadlow
Robert Wadlow's chair
Jeff and Robert WadlowRobert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940) is the tallest person in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. He is often known as the "Alton Giant" because of his Alton, Illinois hometown.
Wadlow reached 8 feet 11.1 inches (2.72 m)[1] [2] in height and weighed 440 pounds (199 kg) at his death. His great size and his continued growth in adulthood was due to hypertrophy of his pituitary gland which results in an abnormally high level of human growth hormone. He showed no indication of an end to his growth even at the time of his death.

The first of December, Jeff and Tim drove up to St. Louis to visit with his family before he left for Korea. They had a great guy trip!