Grew up in Watervliet, NY, 2 brothers and 1 sister. Worked in the Electrical Power Field. Spent 7 years with the Grand Trunk Western Railroad in Battle Creek, Michigan working on and riding the locomotives. Spent 30 years as a power engineer with NY Telephone, now Verizon. Served in the U.S. Army during the Viet Nam war. Have been married for 43 years to my one and only. We had 4 of the loveliest daughters a man could ever ask for. They are all married and we have 10 grand kids. Jesus Christ is at the center of our lives. My politics are conservative. I believe this is the greatest country that ever existed, thanks to God's blessings.