I grew up in Muenster where I attended Sacred Heart Elementary School. I graduated from Subiaco Academy in 1971. In 1974 I moved to Oklahoma City where I was employed as a manager in Research Service at the VA Medical Center. My wife Cynthia and I were married in 1983. I was ordained a Deacon for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City on November 3, 2000 and served at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Moore, OK. After I retired from federal service in 2013 Cynthia and I moved back to Texas to be closer to family.