I was born in Burley, Idaho September, 14, 1932. I graduated from the Idaho Falls, Idaho High school and participated in music with the marching band and directed the Pep Band when I was a senior. I joined the 116^th Engineer Combat Battalion and ended up in Korea when I was 18 years old.

I married Donna Jayne Lewis from Rigby, Idaho in 1954 and did my pre dental studies at the Univ. of Utah. After 2 years and 2 quarters there, I was accepted to Marquette University Dental School. My first son was born there in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I graduated ninth in my class of 133 and was selected to the Honorary Dental Fraternity. I established a practice in General Dentistry in Gresham, Oregon just 12 miles east of Portland and practiced there for 37 years and retired in June of 1996 to St. George, Utah.  During the time in Gresham, my wife Donna gave birth to our second son and later we adopted a 2 ½ day old little blonde girl. During all this time, I sang with several choral groups, male quartets, and a mixed quartet. One of the choral groups gave us the opportunity to sing for the troops in Hawaii and to make several trips which included Australia, South America, Africa, The Holy Land, Greece and Hungary (behind the Iron Curtain). I am currently singing in a mixed quartet here in St. George.

We currently have 11 grandchildren and 5 great grand children. Our daughter gave birth to twins and our oldest granddaughter gave birth to triplets. This only seems appropriate as my wife Donna’s Mother had three sets of twins. Most of my family live in Oregon, Arizona and Utah. We are proud of them.   

My wife and I retired to St. George to serve our first mission for the LDS Church. Our second mission was to Palmyra N.Y. at the historical sites and Visitors Center. Our third we served in a Substance Abuse Recovery Mission here in St. George. We are just now finishing our 4^th mission and I am one of four Bishops serving the poor and needy in the Transient Bishops office here in St. George. We service the needs of 24 Stakes and their Bishops. I have had the opportunity to serve as a Bishop 3 times. I served as a regular Ward Bishop and once as a Young Single Adult Bishop and now with my present calling,