* Name: Rob Weeks
* Lives in: Family farm near Reynoldsville, Ill.
* Family: Mother, Joan, lives in Cape; brother, Drew, a CPA who lives in Kennesaw, Ga.; sister, Melissa, an entertainment lawyer in Los Angeles.
* Job: Accounting instructor at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
* What do you like most about the area? Friendly people and lots of wildlife.
* Favorite food: Good old steak.
* Favorite TV show: "Everybody Loves Raymond"
* Best advice: Do what you really enjoy doing, because life is so short.
* Person you most admire: Stephen Hawking.
* What would you do if you won the lottery? Establish a scholarship at a university, donate to charities.
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