User:Tdpeake

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Born Febuary 27, 1984 in Hollywood, Florida to David Thomason Peake and Joyce Ann Jeune Peake. He has 3 half sisters, Marcy Peake Bingham, Kelly Diane Kicklighter, Kelly Ann Peake, and 1 half brother Brad C. Kicklighter. His 1st year of life was spend in Miami, Florida, before his father's career in textiles moved the family to Shelby, North Carolina. Here he attend church and school. His first church was Patterson Springs Baptist church. Being that his parents were Methodist, they soon changed to Sulphur Springs United Methodist Church. He is still a member of that church until this day. His education started at the preschool of the First Baptist Church of Shelby. From there he attended Township 2 Elementary, otherwise known as #3 Elementary. He was deemed academically gifted and continued in the program until the end in 6th grade. He attended Crest Middle School, and excelled their in the accelerated classes. He he found a passion for technology and science. After moving from Crest Middle School to Crest Senior High School he continued in the Engineering College Prep program. He continued to preform well and took Advance Placement courses in history and mathmatics. He evenually graduate 27th out of 365 with a 4.22 GPA. He was awarded a Navy ROTC scholarship in North Carolina State University where he planned to work on a degree in mechanical engineering. He's been interested in mechanical engineering all his life and became a profitable hobby in high school. This hobby also led to meeting his current steady, Timothy, during sophmore year in high school and plans to have a civil union with one day. Once he earns his mechanical engineering degree, Tommy plans on going to either graduate school to further research various topics in mechanical engineering while holding down a good job in either NASA or Boeing.