After high school it was off to college in Nebraska, Chadron class of 77, then joined my father's business full time (part time since 1970). In and out of a dozen enterprises since. Married Debbie Ball (Stevens class of 72) in 1985. Deb passed in 2017 after a long fight with cancer. Married Sonya, ships master (1600 tons) and nurse, in 2020. We are now spending half our time in SW Florida and Bahamas, and half in the Black Hills.