A Wyoming native who has lived in Japan, Puerto Rico, Saipan, the Virgin Islands, Chicago, and Hawaii. He is retired now but has done a lot of side jobs. Roughneck on a drilling rig after high school in the mid-1970s. Open water scuba instructor, and translator. He learned to fly at 17 in 1974, has been a professional pilot for most of his life, and was fortunate enough to fly all five series of Boeing 747s as Captain, working with outstanding people throughout his career. Married since March of 1982 to a wonderful woman with two great sons and a fantastic grandson.