Grew up in Stanley, ND attended college in Dickinson ND and Grand Forks ND. Graduate with a BSME in 1970. Drafted into the US Army in 1970, served in Vietnam, and discharged in 1972. Worked for the US Air Force at various bases and commands for 40 years. Retired in Grand Forks ND in 2012. Began wintering in AZ in 2018.

Grew up in Stanley, ND attended college in Dickinson ND and Grand Forks ND. Graduate with a BSME in 1970. Drafted into the US Army in 1970, served in Vietnam, and discharged in 1972. Worked for the US Air Force at various bases and commands for 40 years. Retired in Grand Forks ND in 2012. Began wintering in AZ in 2018.