I was born in Spokane Washington. I attended St. Charles grade school and Mead Jr. High School in Spokane.
In 1963 we moved to Tacoma WA where I attended Stadium High School. I worked at Johnny's Dock Restaurant and Stuart Anderson's Black Angus. In 1966 I moved to Portland Oregon attending school and working at the Intercontinential Hotel.
In 1967 I enlisted in the US Air Force in Seattle WA. My first duty was Norton AFB, San Bernardino CA working in cryptography with a top secret security clearance, one of the few IBM computer operators at the time.
My second duty was Bien Hoa AB, Republic of Vietnam where I was temporary duty to the US Army (USARV & MACV) at Long Binh for 8 months to various Army units as a FAC-Forward Air Controller, then my last 4 months working at the air terminal at Bien Hoa.
My third tour (1969) was Vandenberg AFB CA where I was responsible for classified communications for the Commander for Pacific Missile Range and Western Launch and Test Range (WLTR).
My last active duty tour was Don Muang AB near Bangkok Thailand. I was honorably discharged Sergeant grade in January 1971. I received the following commendations: NDSM, RVCM, VSM w/2BSS, AFGCM.
In 1971 I moved to New York city and later Lakewood NJ where I became the sous chef at the Town and Country restaurant.
In 1972 I traveled for months with Dan Spittlehouse, a friend from the military. We travelled from New York to Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Thailand, and returned along a similar route. Upon returning to NJ I moved to Roselle Park and worked as a brakeman for the Central New Jersey Railroad.
Still interested in the Fourth Way philosophy I attended a group for a few months in NYC with Oscar Ichazo and later another group with the Schneider's who were associated with EJ Gold.
In 1974 I moved to Los Angeles to work with Mr. EJ Gold and the Institute for the Development of the Harmonious Human Being.
In 1977 I opened up a health food store while attending college. In 1978 I moved to Grass Valley CA, along with the Institute. When not working at the Institute I worked as a house painter.
In 1979 I was offered a sales job with Silver State Business Products and later Computer Business Applications, Incline Village NV, an OEM for Digital Equipment Corp. computer systems specializing in systems for US Govt agencies (Argonne, Sandia).
In 1982 I moved to Bodega Bay, CA where I spent my time studying and giving classes and seminars in Sonoma and Marin County. In 1993 I moved to Sonoma CA to set up an Internet development and marketing company which I sold in 1994. In 1995 I began working for Computer Currents magazine as online manager until 2000.
From 2000-2002 I took time off to travel and study finance. From 2003 to 2008 I worked for General Electric Finance in San Rafael, CA and later Genworth Financial as a financial advisor.
When I'm not dabbling in technology (websites, iPhone apps) I spend my time as an independent insurance agent and financial advisor focusing on retirement investing and long term care planning. My clients live in big cities and small towns all across the country.
I also give financial seminars for buinesses and groups: Rotary's, retiree associations like Sacramento County Retiree Assn, schools such as CalTech and UC for staff and faculty. You can contact me by email.
| Trying to remember people's names here who I knew at different times is not easy. I can recall many more faces and events than names and I'm adding names as I remember them. Please email me if your name is not here. |
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| 1956-1962
Spokane, WA
St Charles School
Jack Williams
Pat Brown
Mike Moran
Joseph Bell
Douglas Sado
David Morrison
David Kraut,
Greg Cavanaugh
Sandra Schmidt
Jim Rusk
Joe Ralph
Mike Helke
Dana & Jeff Wright
Pat & Gary McIntryre
Ila Remus
Bill Gromley
Steve R.
R. Patterson
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1962-1967
Tacoma, WA
Stadium High School
Jay Rock
David & Frank Riley
Verne Pearson
Mike Sotak
Ted & Frank Rutt
Carolyn McIntyre
Mike Mitchell
Gary Newcomb
Earl Johnson
Terry Bartlett
Tom Miller
David Ketchum
George "Tacoma Whitey" Michaels
Ronnie Knox
Skip Browne
Joe Carbone
"Shorty"
Johnny Meeker
Dave
Walter
Portland, OR
Les Lawrence
Bill Miller
Larry Tyson
Terry
Ruben
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1967-1971
Norton AFB San Bernardino
Wayne Kunkle
Jerry N.
Joe Baron
Ed K.
Bien Hoa, RVN
Dan Spittlehouse
Nick
Ira Cohen
Maj Rios
Ron Daugherty
90th Replacement, RVN
B. Kaden
George Baca
Ike Issac
Hugh
Fusco
Larry Payea
Vandenberg AFB
Larry Thomas
Hugh
Maria & Karen
Steve
Don Muang AB, Thailand
Dan Spittlehouse
Alesila
Tom Dwyer
Frank T.
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1971-1974
Kent, WA
Paul Coleman
Pat Ohri
Kelly
David B.
NYC-Brooklyn
Larry P.
Ira Cohen
Ed & Betty Ann Schneider
Lakewood, NJ
Mark E.
Mary Kelsey
Bill Penzoti
Tom
Roselle, NJ
Dan Spittlehouse
Adrienne Bavosa
Mark Elliston
Robert Jones
Kathy Jensen,
Jen Swift
Kenny
Tommy
Paul
Pat
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1974-1980
LA, CA
EJ Gold
Cheri Erickson
Bob Ennis
Michael T. Thomas
Jerry Berman
Pat & Bob McKenty
Peter Deyoe
Elizabeth Chen
Crestline, CA
EJ & Cybelle Gold
Megan Foard
Morgan Fox
Paul Landman
David Lawrence
Boulder, CO
Rudra
Mark Millan
Samuel Avital
Greg McDonald
Rusty G.
Grass Valley, CA
Bill DeGroot
Rick
Menlo McFarlane
R.A. Wilson
Lee Lozowick
Tom Johnson
Tom Ahrens
Bob T.
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1980-1986
Reno, NV
Rick Ramerez
Donna Landry
Mark Power
Jerry Chen
Roger
Gary
1987-present
Santa Rosa, CA
Clint & Brenda Callahan
Joe Murphy
Jackie
Purna
Peter Riley
Bruce Bonnett
Carl
Martha Jackson
Iraj Afshar
Clare & Moriah Fitzpatrick
Roger Dixon
Ben
Hassan Jalali
David Klein
Rob Schmidt
Stuart Goodnick
Stan Poletti
Garth Gillespe
Cory Stepanek,
Mary Hoover,
Dennis Waverly,
Fred Milikin
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