• Married to Lady Mary Geneva Chapel (Jenny).

• Proud Father of Five Children.

• Proud Grandfather of 11 Grandchildren.

• A Resident of Gaston, Indiana.

• Fairmount High School - Fairmount, Indiana 1966

• Indiana University - Bloomington, Indiana - A.B. Mathematics 1970

• Ball State University - Muncie, Indiana - M.A.E. Mathematics - 1976

• Yorktown High School - Math and Science Teacher - 1970-1974.

• Yorktown High School - Athletic Director - 1974-1976.

• Yorktown Middle School - Assistant Principal and Athletic Director - 1976-1980.

• Shenandoah Middle School - Principal and Athletic Director - 1980-1982.

• Alexandria Middle School - Math & Computer Teacher - 1982-1988.

• Alexandria Middle School - Assistant Principal and Athletic Director - 1988-1992.

• Orestes Elementary School - Principal - 1992-1998.

• Alexandria High School - Math & Computer Teacher - 1998-2003.

• Served as a USS certified level 3 swimming Judge for six years.

• Worked 1992 Olympic trials in Indianapolis.

• Raised a Master Mason at Fairmount Lodge #635 F&AM, Fairmount, Indiana in 1970.

• Served as Worshipful Master - Fairmount Lodge #635 F&AM, Fairmount, Indiana in 1974.

• Secretary - Fairmount Lodge #635 F&AM, Fairmount, Indiana in 1975-76 and 1988-2002

• Area Representative in 2003 and 2004

• Awarded Grand Lodge Secretary of the Year for 1999-2000

• MSA - Fort Wayne Valley in 2009

• Joined the Scottish Rite in the Fort Wayne Valley, Fort Wayne, Indiana, in May 1997.

• Thrice Potent Master of the Lodge of Perfection, Ft. Wayne Scottish Rite for 2014-2015.

• Joined Mizpah Shrine in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in May 1997.

• President - Mizmur Scooter Patrol in 2001.

• President - Mizmur Shrine Club in 2002.

• Elected Potentate of Mizpah Shriners in 2008.

• Elected Treasurer of Mizpah Shriners from 2009 - 2012.

• Earned Master Ritualist Pin.

• Commissioned a Kentucky Colonel by Kentucky Governor Steven L. Beshear in 2015