I graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1965 and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1967. Upon graduating in 1967, I moved to Kansas City following the woman I wanted to marry and have been here ever since. I’m a member of the AVMA and a member and past president of the Kansas City Veterinary Medical Association.

My wife, Sherri (the one I followed to Kansas City), and I have two children. Our daughter, Amanda, her husband, David, and our grandson, Griffinn, live in Eugene, Oregon. Our son, Tyson, his wife, Allison, and our granddaughter, Katherine, live in Overland Park

We currently have two cats, Mingus and Django, named after two of my favorite musicians.  Our original cat, Mercedes, died of kidney failure several years ago and current resides in an urn in our bedroom where she waits to be mixed with Sherri and my ashes in the future. 

My interests are reading, music and outdoor activities with Sherri (bike riding, hiking, etc.). Some of my most memorable adventures are ice climbing in Colorado, climbing Mt. St. Helens, climbing several of Colorado’s fourteeners, hiking Utah canyons and doing a couple of Grand Canyon rim-to-rim hikes.

   

             Django & Mingus                           Mercedes                             
                                                        (Deceased, but still part of the family)

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