Information taken from the 1991 Decatur Alumni Banquet booklet

Occupation:  Retired from Teamsters Union

Spouse:  Dorothy

Children:  Cathy--Physical Therapist, lives in South Carolina.  She has 5 children; Patty--Registered Nurse lives in Ft. Worth, TX and has 3 children.

     My life has been rather ordinary.  After being discharged from the Coast Guard, I met and married my wife, Dorothy in 1948.  We will be married 43 years.

     I guess you could call my hobby the Masonic Fraternity.  I have been active and have really enjoyed this for years.

     I had a bout with cancer 8 years ago and beat it.