After the Army:
I was employed in the field of Design & Engineering for many years as a Design Draftsman, a Tool Engineer, a Studio Engineer with Chrysler, a Designer at GM Design & Engineering staff, a Design Leader outside of the big three, a Cost Estimator for a manufacturing company for Electrical Wireway Nema Boxes. I also co-authored a book published by GM.

Family Information:
In October of 1959, I married my high school sweetheart and we had four children, one boy and three girls.  The youngest child passed away at the age of 31 from pneumonia.  The others have all prospered well and have given us 6 beautiful grandchildren (2 boys and 4 girls).

Current Occupation:
I am retired from GM. 

Degrees/Schooling:
I went to three colleges & numerous job related courses including computer systems

Most Memorable Moment at Tomb:
It is hard to pick only one memorable moment at the Tomb.  But there is one that does stand out.  It was a rainy day and I was in the sentry box standing at parade rest.  No one was around.  I saw a lady come walking up the steps leading to the Tomb.  She knelt down on the wet steps & spent quite a bit of time there.  Finally, she crossed herself, got up and started walking my way.  I came to attention and stared at the box at the other end of the mat.  She spoke to me & then she said “Oh, I understand, you are not supposed to speak to me” and she turned and went down the steps.  All I could think was this lady lost a father, a husband or a son in one of our wars & this place meant a great deal to her.  That left a real impression on this 20 year old who was privileged to witness this act of reverence. 

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