Born in Ventura, California in 1940, the son and grandson of fathers who worked in the California oil fields.
Graduated Ventura High School 1957.
Held the usual small town jobs, paper route, worked at a small drugstore, a couple of gas stations, two auto parts houses as well as two years working in Summerland, California at Jostens, a high school class ring manufacturer.
Worked at the Oxnard airport for a few months and then went to work for Southern California Edison Company, one of California’s largest electric utilities. I attended many company schools and training seminars. After 34 more...