I attended Cortland State in Cortland, NY, where I met Jeanne Van Dyke. We were married in 1969 on Long Island. We moved to Oklahoma for work and graduate school and then to Oregon for more graduate school. We finally settled down in Seattle, WA, in 1974, where I went to work as a geotechnical engineer. Also, in 1974 we had our first of two children, both boys. We have lived in the same house (remodeled twice) since then. We really like the Northwest for the skiing, boating, and outdoor activities.

After working for several large engineering firms, I started my own firm and just celebrated 10 years of being in business as my own boss. Both our boys are out of college and live in the Seattle area. For those of you who knew my father the dentist, he passed away in 2000 after living a full life to the age of 92.

2010 Update:   Besides being 5 years older than the last time, like you all, my only new status is that I sold or merged my engineering firm into a larger one where I now work. The new firm is Jacobs Associates, and we predominately work on tunnels and related heavy civil construction projects. Still married to the same woman and still having fun skiing, biking, and traveling.