Born in Great Bend, Kansas. Graduated from Larned High School in Larned, Kansas. Attended Barton County Community College and then graduated from Fort Hays State University. Recently retired and moved to the Lake of the Ozarks. Worked briefly as the Assistant Sexton at Larned Cemetery. Lived in Racine, Wisconsin for many years.

Born in Great Bend, Kansas. Graduated from Larned High School in Larned, Kansas. Attended Barton County Community College and then graduated from Fort Hays State University. Recently retired and moved to the Lake of the Ozarks. Worked briefly as the Assistant Sexton at Larned Cemetery. Lived in Racine, Wisconsin for many years.