I graduated in 1964, went to Marquette U, graduated there in 1968. I did my stint as 2nd Lt., rising to Captain, in US Army Signal Corps. I had the chance to go to Germany instead of Viet Nam and spent my full tour there with my wife Patricia (Fitzgerald). Our first daughter, Lisa, was born in
Germany. We have one other daughter, Laura.

I spent 7 years with the Illinois Commission on Human Relations, a state agency, and 15 years with a food manufacturing division of NESTLE, SA. I was the Director of Human Resources for THE WILLY WONKA CANDY FACTORY. I took an early retirement in 1995 and have been "working" the stock market and investing in real estate since then.