I was born and raised in Sewickley, Pennsylvania and finished high school in 1955! Excelled in sports, had many scholarships, but wanted a new car so went to work in the steel mills! Bought a new car, loved the car, but got real tired of the steel mill in a hurry! I began driving tractor and trailers! I met my wife Bonnie in 1962, who has kept me on the straight and narrow ever since! We have two daughters Michelle and Jacque, and two son-in laws, Frank Ruskin and Roger Brown! We have eleven fantastic grandchildren, Dani, Zac, Amanda, Tigh, Shay, Teeghy, Madison, Foxx, Raph, Tovey, and Lala! I love to play golf, but most of all enjoying traveling by car with my wife Bonnie!

I am somewhat of an entreprenuer! I went from a truck driver to a fleet owner! I invented a plastic pallet and took the company public! I sold the company and bought an oil company in Pennsylvania, sold it, and went into franchising! I started "Waffle Hut" family restaurants, sold out my stock, and founded a National Pizza Chain franchise! I had earlier purchased the manufacturing rights to the United States for an aluminum roofing system, from a Canadian company! I had the system approved through HUD, Fannie May, Freddie Mac, and National Home Builders Association! I built homes with the system in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, and Texas! The Canadian company went bankrupt holding International Patents! I could no longer buy product from Canada! The Patents have run out, and I have recently redesigned the system and developed a fiberglass construction system that will cut the cost of home construction by 60%! I still have many retired trucker friends, as well as fleet owners, and National Trucking Company owners!