blue is our lady's colour,
whiote is our lords. tomorrow i will wear the knot
of blue and white cords,
that you may see it,
where you ride
among the flashing swords
o banner, white and sunny, blue with prayer i wore thee
for love the white,
for faith the heavenly hue,
and both for him, so tender-true,
him that the doth love me.
Melissa earned a Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences from Southern Illinois University in 1995 and is the Director of Environmental Health for the Marion County Health Department. In 1999 she received her Licensed Environmental Health Practitioner license through the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. She married Christopher, an art teacher at Salem Elementary School, on June 17, 1995 and had a child, Ethan, on September 26, 1999. Her plans for the next 5 years include buying her first home.