I enlisted in the Naval Reserve unit in New Rochelle, NY while still in high school in 1957, mainly to impress the girls with my uniform. Went on active duty
in 1959 and joined the Boston in Rhodes Greece in late September. Left her at the end of August 1961, returning to my home in the Hudson Valley town of
Fishkill, NY. Shortly thereafter, following a few months of driving a retail bread truck door-to-door, I joined IBM where I spent the next 31 years, retiring
in 1993 as a location senior manager. Along the way I went back to school for my college degree, married (twice - the 2nd one took and we're in our 34th
year), raised three children and currently have four grandchildren.