I was born in Ogden Utah and raised in southern Oregon. All my relatives are Mormon but I was not raised in the faith. I went through high school and then joined the Navy in 1957. I served four yea...ver maisI was born in Ogden Utah and raised in southern Oregon. All my relatives are Mormon but I was not raised in the faith. I went through high school and then joined the Navy in 1957. I served four years aboard the air craft carrier Midway as a electronics specialist responsible for maintaining the radar which targeted the 5 inch guns. After I was discharged I went to Salt Lake City, Utah and studied Aquatic Entomology and water pollution Ecology at the University of Utah and was Married. After my BS I was hired by the Department Interior to help study the waters of the Eastern coast aboard the research vessel Clean Waters to determine the level of pollution of our coastal waters. I was based two years near Newark NJ.
I returned to the University of Utah and obtained my MS in Aquatic Entomology and Microbiology. I joined FDA in 1970 and was based in Denver CO as a Microbiologist and specialized in the analysis of antibiotics. I was in charge of all 50 states for the analysis and detection of antibiotics in animal foods and feeds. I Retired in 1996. My home is currently in Aurora Co with my wife of 49 years.ver menos