I am originally from Arlington, Virginia. My lovely wife
Kathy and I have lived in Marietta, Georgia, since 1978. We’ve
been married for 36 years. Kathy is originally from Brooklyn, New York.
We have a son, a daughter, and a granddaughter. I graduated from Virginia Tech in 1968 with a BA in History. I was a Lieutenant in the US Navy and participated in the Vietnam War from 1969 to 1970. After spending 20 years in the financial services business and 16 years in the trucking and transportation logistics business, I retired in 2008.
I began playing the piano at age seven and took lessons for six years. I stopped playing after high school and returned to playing music 30 years later. One day in 2003, while trying out keyboards at a local music store, I noticed an offer to rent a saxophone for $5.00 a month for a period of three months. After the first three months were up, I talked the store clerk into giving me another three months at $5.00 a month. Eventually, I ended up buying a tenor sax from them. With a how-to-play book and eight music lessons, I was on my way. About a year later, I bought an alto sax, which I play in the East Cobb New Horizons Band. It truly has been an enjoyable and fantastic learning experience playing in the Southern Winds concert band under the direction of Mr. Jim Moody.