Upon graduation from Cuyahoga Falls High School I attended Purdue University and got my Engineering Degree from there in 1965. I got married to Vonsetta that same year and started working for General Motors, initially on safety related projects like air bags and eventually ended up in chassis parts for cars and trucks.

After 35 years with GM and other companies after that, I finally retired for the 3rd time in 2005 when Von and I moved to The Villages, Florida and have been living here ever since. We had 2 children and currently 2 grand children.