J.R., his brother, Joe, and sister, Jana.

J.R.'s Grandpa, Ed Claeys at bat. Baileyville, KS, 1928

J.R.'s little league team.

J.R. racing his Pinewood Derby car as a Cub Scout.

J.R. taking first communion at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Salina.

J.R.'s second grade class first communion at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Salina.

J.R. on the bus with Kansans for Life on the way from Kansas to Washington, D.C. for the March for Life.

J.R. awaiting a briefing by Kansas Senator Pat Roberts at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Roberts spoke to Kansans for Life prior to the March for Life event.

J.R. in his uncle's grain truck. Lyons, KS, 2005