Born Bucyrus, OH 1947

Graduated Wynford HS 1964

Attended Kent State Univ. 1964 - 1969

December 1968 - March 1969 interned with S.D.Leidesdorf accounting firm NYC

Summer 1968 - work study at Butlin's Holiday Camp, Clacton-on-Sea, England

Graduated Kent State University 1969 - Accounting major

Drafted into Army 1969

Basic training Ft. Jackson, SC August 1969 - October 1969

175th Finance Section, 1st Armored Division, Ft. Hood, TX October 1969 - May 1971

Quality Control Inspector, Continental Hydraulic Hose, Upper Sandusky, OH 4/1972-9/1973

Plant Manager, Rochester Precision Parts Corp. Rochester, MI October 1973 - March 1975

Traveled to/return from El Salvador by Motorcycle April 1975

Volunteer with Peace Corp, Malaysia May 1975 - July 1976

Moved to California to work at Yosemite National Park, Summer 1977

Relocated to San Diego, CA - Drove Bagel truck and Taxi September 1977 - March 1979

Teen Challenge rehabilitation program March 1979 - January 1980

Account Clerk, City of Anaheim, Ca. March 1980 - October 1984

Attended Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, OH July 1985 - June 1986

Account clerk/Accountant, The Ohio State University September 1986 - December 1992

Management Analyst, The State of Ohio January 1993 - May 2005 (retired)

Met current partner Judith Keiser, November 1994

Columbus, OH resident 1985 to present - Published first book, Elusive Getaway January 2020