Born in Lansing, Mi USA in 1942. Main career was insurance claims adjuster, retired since 04. Married to Deb, b. 1948, since 1971. 3 children, Rob,36(Bethany) w/ grandkids Kyle and Hannah; Emily, 33,(Sean) and Elizabeth (Betsy) (Sean-husband), 28.

Main interest is music. Play trumpet and cornet and sing reasonably well in choir. www.kalamazooconcertband.org is our main playing group for 37 yrs. Also have several sound systems, tv's, video and large collection of media material. Enjoy doing genealogy and participating on trumpet forums on the web and ebay, of course. Do some computer gaming.