My wife and I are seven-year residents of Monroe, having moved from Miami, Florida, where I retired from government service (Air Traffic Control with the FAA).

I am married to Valerie and we have five grown children and ten grandchildren.  I enjoy woodworking, reading and writing.

In Florida, in the eighties, I ran a citizen lobby called "Lock 'Em Up, Florida," which attempted to influence Florida criminal Justice.  I edited a state-wide newsletter associated with the organization.