I grew up in Oakhurst, New Jersey six blocks from the Atlantic Ocean.

I attended Ocean Township High School and graduated in 1970 Then on to Kirkland Hall College in Easton, Maryland for an AA dregee in 1972 and some classes at Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS.

I have lived all of my adult life in the Kansas City Metro area and presently live close to the center of the Metro in Kansas City, MO.