Deb Louvar faces Empty Nest

Each year "The Mountaineer" features a graduating senior girl and boy and a parent. This year is no exception. Matthew Louvar and Alex Richter are the senior boy and girl chosen to represent their class of graduating seniors.

Here is Matthew's story as told by mom Debbie Louvar.

Debbie Louvar said that Matthew is the last of five to graduate so by this time she ought to know what to do and when to do it. However it has been eight years since the last one graduated so Debbie thinks she might have forgotten some things.

Matthew is going into the Coast Guard after he graduates. He was sworn in on...