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I was born and raised on a farm in Lancaster County, PA. I attended a church school where I met my wife, Fern. We were married in 1955 and immediately moved to Dayton, OH where I chose to serve my country giving two years of Alternate Service at a State hospital. In 1957, we moved to Upland, CA and bought our first home there in 1963. We recently celebrated our 55th Wedding Anniversary.
Our family consists of 4 children (1 daughter and 3 sons). They all attended the Upland Schools from kindergarten through high school. We have an outstanding school district in our community. Our 2 oldest sons live in Pennsylvania and the youngest in Phillips Ranch, CA. Our daughter still lives in Upland and is a registered nurse at San Antonio Community Hospital. These four children have given us 7 wonderful grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter.
In 1957 I was offered and accepted a Music Scholarship to Upland College which was the original site of San Antonio Community Hospital (located at the corner of San Antonio Avenue and Arrow Highway). My professors and my father inspired my deep appreciation of music which has continued throughout my lifetime.
During that time I also worked part-time for the College Business Manager, Abner Haldeman, who was on the Upland City Council and later became the first elected Mayor of Upland.
I started my business career in 1957 at Sunkist Growers in the Data Processing Department. In 1972 I established an insurance and financial services home based business in Upland. We were pleased to move into formal Upland offices in 1981 and currently continue in this industry. Thanks to an excellent staff and my wonderful wife, who works along side me, I am able to serve you, the citizens of Upland.