I was born July 29th, 1977 to John and Judy Sweat, in Columbia S.C. Grew up a South Carolina kid. Enlisted in the US Air Force at 18. Spent 11 years serving, before being medically separated. Enrolled at BPCC in 2013, and received an Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice. Was not done yet. Enrolled again in 2015, in Cyber Technology and received another Associate's Degree in 2016. It was during this time, that I met a wonderful friend in Stacey. Together through school, we always had each other during good, times and bad. After graduation, our lives headed in different directions. In 2018, our lives were changing. Our lives had intersected again. Just like our time at BPCC, we were there for each other. During this time, we began to open up even more to each other. Our friendship blossomed into a love, and our love grew into a wonderful life. There is no doubt she is my soulmate and our love grows more and more every day.

I was born December 11th, 1970 to Charles and Theresa Stewart in Shreveport, Louisiana. At 18 I moved to many different places. No matter where I was, I always missed home. So, March of 2008 I moved back to Shreveport. I decided in 2013 to go back to school. I enrolled at BPCC in August 2013. I received an Associate’s Degree, in Cyber Technology in 2016. It was there that I found a wonderful friend in Keith. Through the roller coaster ride of juggling life and school, he was always there with encouragement. After graduation we stayed in touch here and there. In 2018, I was going through a lot of emotional turmoil. Just like in school, Keith was there for me. Despite the fact that he was also going through some very emotionally hard times, he made time for me. Our friendship grew into a very deep love. My soul is no longer restless, I have found the one who grounds me. For the first time I found someone who gives as much of himself to me, as I give to him. For the first time, I found someone who puts me first. We are a team. We always work together, and together we succeed and achieve all goals. Keith is my heartbeat.