Being in the half of the class that made the top half possible I joined the U. S. Coast Guard after high school...from there I went to Duquesne University and graduated with a BS in Accounting...received my CPA in 1982...spent 16 years in healthcare with Blue Cross and Health America and 10 years in venture capital with the Hillmans...currently I am a Retirement Planner with Bankers Life helping people plan for and/or enter their retirement years.

The main part of the story...I married my beautiful bride Robin in 1978...it will be 34 years of wedded bliss in October...we have two children Kristy and Kevin. Kristy, now 32 went to Clemson and lives in DC where she is the Director Corporate Sales for the Hyatt...Kevin, now 30 went to IUP and lives in Pittsburgh (Moon) where he sells surgical tables for OSI Mizuno. We are looking forward to grandchildren, once they are married...everything in the right order...

The rest of the story...we live in Mt. Lebanon same house for the past 32 years...were I run the Twin Hills Winery and make about 100 gallons of wine a year (hobby) and garden...I am part of a group that cooks for the homeless the fourth Friday of every month and we support breast cancer awareness through walks and fund raising (Kristy had breast cancer at the age of 29...all is good now)...other hobbies include fishing, golf, biking and we love to Travel...