Born in Washington, D.C., 1933

Graduated Rogue River High School, Rogue River, OR, 1951

Korean War Veteran, U.S. Navy, 1952 - 54

Electronics Technician, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA, 1956 - 62

Married 1959, three children, four grandchildren

Graduated Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 1971

BSE, Electrical Engineering

Past member, IEEE

Retired electronics design engineer, U.S. Geological Survey, 1989

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