LIVED AND GRADUATED FROM MERCEDES HIGH SCHOOL IN SOUTH TEXAS. MOVED TO DENVER AND STUDIED FOREIGN LANGUAGES TO IMPROVE MY EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND. WORKED IN FEDERAL, STATE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF COLORADO. WORKED FOR FEMA AND LATER WITH THE STATE OF COLORADO AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASST/FOREIGN INTERPRETER  IN BUSINESS. RETIRED AFTER 30 YEARS IN GOVERNMENT WORK.