Sometimes, despite other plans, a life takes on a life of its own. You might say that’s what happened to Butler County couple, Tommy Hines, Sr. and his wife, Gingie Hurst Hines. Married in 1958, the couple lived in the local area until 1965, when they and their sons moved to Louisiana. Tommy, who had finished his BS at WKU, received his MS degree in Wildlife at LSU. Shortly after, he accepted a job with Florida Fish and Wildlife in the Florida Everglades.