I grew up in Amarillo, Texas. I played on the golf team in high school and junior college and graduated from the University of Texas in 1966 with a BA in mathematics. In 1967, Lockheed recruited me to come work in Sunnyvale and I wasted no time hopping into my new red convertible and heading west to the promised land. I worked at Lockheed only a year and a half, but I still have the red convertible. In 1970, I went back to college to get a teaching credential and met my future wife, Janis. In 1971, I started my teaching career as a math teacher and wrestling coach at a small high school near Modesto. Two years later, Janis and I married. We celebrated our 50th anniversary this past May. In 1974, we were both hired by the U.S. Department of Defense Overseas Schools to teach high school in Stuttgart, Germany. During our stay in Germany, I taught all the standard high school history and math classes and competed for a local German wrestling team. We taught in Germany for six years before returning to California. Upon returning, we moved to Los Altos, and I enrolled at Palmer West Chiropractic College. I graduated in 1986. We lived in Visalia, Ca. for 30 years before moving to SLO in 2018. We have two children, both Cal Poly grads, and three grandchildren. We enjoy traveling in our camper van. I try to get in a little serious studying several times a week. I am particularly interested in cosmology and astrophysics.