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MY LIFE

I have lived up till now for 64 years.  My life has been very blessed.  Just recently I was diagnosed with renal cancer but it was completely removed and no chemo or radiation is required.  I have had the opportunity to travel and to experience much of this world's places.  I am sure that all these experiences have shaped me into the person I am today.  Take some time to learn what I have done.

bullet Places I've Visited
bullet Places I've Lived
bullet Boat Rides I've Taken
bullet Train Rides I've Taken
bullet Airplanes I've Flown In
bulletFavorite Eating Places
bulletUnusual Eating Places
bulletUnusual Places to Sleep

Places I've Visited
 

All 50 of the United States Mexico Canada Cambodia (probably illegally) Japan The Netherlands Hong Kong
Wake Guam Okinawa Vietnam Taiwan Denmark Norway
England France Germany Austria Belgium Crete Jamaica
      Switzerland      

 

Places I've Lived
 

Seattle, WA
1946-48
Kent, WA
1948-51
Houston, TX
1951-52
Corpus Christi, TX
1952-53
Tyler, TX
1953-64
West Point, NY
1964-68
El Paso, TX
1968
Sukiran, Okinawa
1968-71
Fayetteville, NC
1971
Can Tho, Vietnam
1971-72
El Paso, TX
1972-73
Garland, TX
1973-75
Salinas, CA
1975-77
Ft Ord, CA
1977-78
Wertheim, Germany
1978-79
Darmstadt, Germany
1979-81
Norfolk, VA
1981
Manassas, VA
1982-89
Centreville, VA
1989-94
Irving, TX
1995
Tyler, TX
1996-2009
    Sun City Hilton Head, Bluffton, SC at present    

 

Boat Rides I've Taken

Ferry across Hong Kong harbor Ski Boat in Lake Tyler, Tyler, TX Ski Boat in Lake Naciemento, Jolon, CA Ferry from Denmark to Norway Ferry from Norway to Germany Ferry from Delaware to New Jersey Ferry across Lake Champlain from New Hampshire to New York
Ferry and a private yacht in Puget Sound, WA River boat on the Main River in Germany West Point Supe's yacht in Hudson River 3 hours cruise around Manhattan Island, NY Private sail boat in 9 foot waves south of Olso until I "fed the crabs" - the objective of my host.

 

Train Rides I've Taken

Tyler, TX to Colorado Springs and back Tyler, TX to San Antonio and back Seattle, WA to Berkeley, CA Salinas, CA to San Diego, CA Several around Germany Washington, D.C. to Chicago, IL and back Washington, D. C. to New York City and back
  Chicago to Longview, TX and back Chicago to Seattle, WA. and back Washington, D.C. to Tampa, FL Manassas, VA to Washington, D.C. and back New York City to Boston Also 24 hour bus ride from Tyler to Savannah, GA

 

Airplanes I've Flown In

DC-3 DC-6 707 727 737 747 757
767 MD-80 Piper Cub UH-1D (Huey helicopter) C-130 C-141 Airbus A300
  DeHaviland Hughes LOH helicopter Bell Jet Ranger helicopter