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I am currently employed with Pacific Microwave Joint Venture. This has been my second career job for the past 28+ years. I retired from my first career
with the U.S. Navy in 1978 after 20 years.
My wife, Peggy, and I like to travel, visit a casino now and then, and visit with our children and grandkids.
Peggy recently became interested in collecting Swarovski Silver Crystal, which is produced in Wattens, Austria. She is now a member of the Swarovski
Collectors Society (SCS). The SCS has more than 450,000 members worldwide and is represented in more than 30 countries. The
Swarovski silver crystal collectibles, in most cases, are quite expensive, but are very beautiful when sunlight or special
display lighting strikes the items, producing a sparkling display of rainbows. We have a small collection so far. To see some
of our collection, click here.
Some of my interests besides traveling around, is watching our grandkids grow up, genealogy research,
amatuer videography & photography, home theater, amatuer coin collecting, and working with computers.
I was born in Topeka, KS (1940). I moved to the Rogue Valley with my father in 1945 and lived here in the valley
ever since, except during my 20-year tour in the Navy.
After high school at Crater High, Central Point, OR., I joined the U.S. Navy and made a career of it. After the Navy, I resettled here in southwest
Oregon with my family, and landed a job in 1978 with a microwave systems firm, then Pacific Telatronics, Inc., now called
Pacific Microwave Joint Venture (PMJV), located in Medford, Oregon. My current position is Technical Manager.
I am a member of the Crater Class of '59 Reunion Committee. We last celebrated our 45th
Year Reunion on August 20th to 22nd, 2004 in Central Point, OR. Our 50th is scheduled for year of 2009. We
had a great turn out for the 45th year and hope the 50th will be even bigger and better.
My wife, Peggy, is a native of Boston, MA., and is a big Red Sox fan. We were married in Boston in 1964 while
I was stationed there in the Navy.
We have four children, two girls and two boys. All our children were born during my career with the navy in
different locations around the country. Their names are Laureen (born in Aberdeen, WA), Michael (born in Portsmouth,
VA), John (born in Boston, MA., ex-Navy also), and Lisa (born in Honolulu, HI). As you can see, the navy moves you around
a lot.
Both of our daughters are married and now live in the Springfield/Eugene, Oregon area. We have two granddaughters
from our first daughter, Laureen, whose names are Taich'e and Cori; and two granddaughters from our youngest daughter, Lisa,
whose names are Adria and Allison.
One son, Michael, lives in the Medford, OR, and the other son, John, lives in Gig Harbor, WA who was married in
Sept. 2005. We have a grandson from our oldest son, Michael, whose name is Ashton. He was born June 2004.
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Favorites......
Some of my favorite movies:
The Green Mile
Gangs of New York
Band of Brothers
Gladiator
Top Gun (great for home theater sound demo)
Pretty Woman
Master & Commander
The Aviator
And some of my favorite music....
Celine Dion
Nora Jones
Yanni
New Age, Soft Rock, & lite jazz music.
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