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Colton Louis Von Lanken (Colt)

Born July 14th 1987

Early Life: Colt was conceived in Green Bay Wisconsin in the winter of 1986 by Jim and Debbie Bonham Von Lanken. Colt was eventually born in a small town near Charlotte, North Carolina. While a young lad, he grew up in the church and hung out with his best friend Tom Porter. A life change was in the near future for the Von Lanken family. Colt's father Jim, a logistics guru for Schneider Trucking, was transferred to McDonough, Ga. The family packed up, and headed southwest, and started up a new life. Colt was in 2nd grade at the time of the move, and was quick to make friends at what would become his new home church, Salem Baptist Church, in McDonough, Ga. As a 2nd grader, Colt found companions in 2 guys at his church, James Chappell and Douglas Carter. They quickly bonded, and would eventually join the Salem Baptist youth choir,led by Roger Waters, and star in the back row bass section in contadas such as "Friends Forever" and "The First Noel".