Jeffrey Allen Birchard

When Tom’s family emigrated to the U.S. from Thailand, they first settled in Hollywood, where they ran four bars, including one on Sunset Boulevard, where a young Tom Suanpirintra swept the floors....

At Interlake, Bill earned the nickname, “Bill the Cat” (or just “Cat” eventually) from the popular cartoon strip Bloom County, due to often showing up at school injured or on crutches from his earl...