I was born and raised on a small dairy farm near Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  I met my wife Wendy in high school and we married after her graduation.  We moved to Madison where I graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.  Our daughter was born during my senior year of college after which we moved to Charleston, West Virginia where I went to work for Union Carbide Corporation.  Our son was born in Charleston.  In my 32 years working for Union Carbide/Dow Chemical we were able to see the world, but this did require a number of moves – from Charleston, WV – to Yokohama, Japan – to Jubail, Saudi Arabia – to Charleston, WV – to Victoria, TX – to Friendswood. 

I have been a Lutheran all my life. Baptized, confirmed, and married in small Wisconsin Synod Lutheran Church in Pickett, Wisconsin.  In Charleston our Lutheran Church options were rather limited -  so we decided to get more liberal and joined an LCMS church – one of only three Lutheran Churches in Charleston. In Yokohama our English speaking church options were even more limited, so we attended an Anglican Church.  In Saudi there were no legal church options available, but we returned to LCMS churches in our subsequent moves. I have been involved as member of the Board of Directors and Building Committee at Hope and managed Hope’s most recent project to build the Family Life Center/Gym, offices, and classrooms and after the project was completed, I joined the Staff as the Facilities Manager.

My time away from work is spent attending sports and theater events our grandsons are involved in.  I also enjoy fishing, boating, and kayaking and following  sports – still root for the Packers and season ticket holder with the Texans.