I'm a Kansas farm boy who ended up working for IBM for over 30 years as a computer engineer and finally as a network consultant.

After leaving IBM in 2000, my wife and I moved back to KANSAS where we owned and operated a lumberyard and two hardware stores for eight years. About a year ago we moved to Parker to be near our daughter, son-in-law and three grandchildren ages 1, 4, and 5.

The most important jobs in my life have been grandpa, foster parent, guardian ad litem, high school mentor in Ft. Walton Beach, FL., and Rotarian.

Since moving to Parke... more