I was born and raised in Bandon, Oregon and in 1967 graduated from Oregon State University with a major in Business Administration and a minor in Forestry. In 1967 I joined the Naval Reserve, serving in Vietnam from 1969-1970.
In 1973, my career in the wood products Industry began when I was hired as a Sales Coordinator for Willamette Industries. Over the next thirty-nine years I was employed as Regional Sales Manager for Columbia Forest Products, Product Sales Manager at Roseburg Forest Products and most recently as Sales Manager for several small manufactures in Corvallis, retiring in 2012.
Over the years I played tournament tennis around the Pacific Northwest until I was forced to retire because of bad knees. After two partial knee-replacements I switched to the sissy sport of golf. I played at Springhill Golf Club in Albany for several years until the lure of our five grandchildren drew us north to Charbonneau.
The first year we were here, I organized a group of fellow ‘golf’ fanatics’ who were interested in playing golf year around. This group grew from a core of eight golfers to where at last count, there are 69 golfers on my invite list. Currently, 32-36 play in a ‘team-format’ on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
My wife, Robin and I make our home on Village Crest Lane and enjoy everything about living here.