I grew up in the Bronx, NY. Attended Cardinal Hayes HS, graduated from Manhattan College in 1954, and served two years in Army. My wife, Betty, and I have 4 children and 9 grandkids. Upon retirement as CEO of a NYC Insurance Company in 1997,  we moved from Morristown, NJ to Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

I looked forward to the Hardy Boys series just as kids today long for more Harry Potter.

A stint as president of a local Jaycees chapter in the mid-sixties led to library activities and  meeting authors of all genres.