Bio

Attended 5th through 12th grades in Bellevue Public Schools including Fort Crook Elementary, Mission Junior High, and graduated from Bellevue Senior High in 1976. Appointed to the US Air Force Academy. Served eight years in US Air Force as instructor pilot in T-38 and C-130E aircraft. Joined Delta Air Lines in 1988 and flew 34 years as engineer, first officer, and captain. Retired in 2022 due to Age 65 limit. Resides in Denton, Texas with wife of 42 years Mary Ellen. Two children and four grandchildren live nearby.