Born 5 months before the 1929 crash. Grew up during the Great Depression, 16 years-old when the first A-bomb exploded over Hiroshima, almost run over by the battleship Iowa in the Sea of Japan in 1953, found and married the luminous Liddy in Hong Kong in 1956. Four children, 5 grandchildren.

Once drove in a pair of runs with a double to left, was certified underway OOD on a U.S. Navy Destroyer, secured a $1.5 million endowment from the Chocolate Manufacturers Association. Has written 8 novels & a book of baseball stories entitled "God Is Alive And Playing Third Base For The Appleton Papermakers

For Those In Peril On The Sea, a fictional account of all the things that influenced Max Blue, will soon be published by PublishAmerica. Five Max Blue works are available from iUniverse and other online bookstores.