I was born in 1942 in St. Louis Mo. Raised in Lansing Michigan and have lived in Chicago ILL. Kalamazoo Mi. Detroit Mi. and now in Good Hart Mi.

I was married for 42 years now divorced

I have two sons, David and Douglas who is married and has two children.

I am a member of First Presbyterian Church of Harbor Spring, and a member of Petoskey Rotary Club

I have had family in the Petoskey, Harbor Spring area dating back to the 1860's and I moved to Good Hart in 2004, changing the family cottage into my home.

I am the President and Co-owner of Windjammer Marina and Development Co. I hold a Master of Science Degree in Industrial Supervision from Western Michigan University a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Western Michigan University a Associate Degree in Electronic Technology from DeVry Technical Institute

Before purchasing the Windjammer Marina in 1991 I was Chief Engineer at Valves Inc. were we developed and patented air valves. I have worked for MAC Valves in product development engineering, Massey Ferguson in production management and quality control, Ford Motor Transmission Division in production and product development, and Teletype Corp, in quality control test development.