Divorced after almost 10 years of marriage.  One daughter, Marie.  No grandkids.

We moved back from California and lived around the metro area but finally chose to live in SLP so Marie could go to Park.  She had teachers I had in high school!

Worked in operations management for a local food company for 20 years.  It had been bought and sold by KKR, Beatrice Foods, HuntWesson and finally ConAgra.  After all the corporate takeover rides stopped, I managed to stay in my seat all those years.  Finally, ConAgra shut the whole company down and found myself out of a job at 46.

Started a new retail business (1999) with my neighbor and significant other of 29 years, Jim Harms.  My Music Store, in the Golden Valley Shopping Center is mostly a guitar shop but we sell and service almost all types of instruments.  Ironic because the only thing I can play is the radio.  Our big event every summer is the Guitar Toss.  All proceeds go to the Animal Humane Society.  I'm a huge animal advocate.

Before I became a business owner, I loved traveling for business, pleasure and volunteer work.  Been to places I thought I would never see - that's when flying was still fun.

Still in SLP today and see a few of our classmates now and then.  I live with three Humane Society kitties.