Born in 1943, married Mary in 1965, and father of four grown children. Raised on a small dairy farm in the coulee region of western Wisconsin. Served in the U. S. Navy during the Vietnam era. Business Administration degree from La Crosse State University in 1970, then studied Business Management at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Retired tax accountant, IRS Enrolled Agent, and consultant. Co-founded Ameraucana Bantam Club in 1978 with Don Cable. Wrote Ameraucana Standard for the ABA. Developed many original strains of Ameraucana bantams, and several of Ameraucana large fowl. Life member of the American Poultry Association and the American Bantam Association. APA Master Exhibitor #385, ABA Master Exhibitor #519. Current treasurer of Chantecler Fanciers International. Created two varieties of Chantecler bantams. Co-founder of Western Wisconsin's Coulee Region Poultry Club. Was the 2015 honoree of the Master Cup Poultry Show. Honoree of the American Poultry Association in 2021. Resides on 154 acre family farm in northern La Crosse County, Wisconsin. Active member and former treasurer of Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church of Galesville and Arcadia, Wisconsin.
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