Met my wife, Debra, at the UW. We spent my first career as a Naval Officer (Surface Line) where we had two children along the way. We lived in Japan twice, Key West, San Diego, Newport, Rhode island, and Monterey, California, while I served on different ships or had shore duty. My son was born in Japan in a US Navy hospital on December 7th(!). My daughter is a conch (born in Key West). We moved to Anacortes when I retired from the Navy to be near grandparents and because of the high quality of the public schools. I continued working at sea as a First Mate or Skipper on factory fishing ships and cargo ships up in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands until it became obvious that I needed to come home and see my family. I then worked in Anacortes at one of the boatyards until I really retired in 2015. My children both graduated from Anacortes High School. Debra and I love this town, the people, and the beauty of the area.