After college at UNC where I double majored in math & philosophy, I got an MA in philosophy from U. Chicago, decided not to complete the PhD, came back to the DC area and went to work for the MITRE Corp. in McLean, VA, a non-profit engineering research firm created by Congress and headquartered outside Boston. I found this a nice fit due to my math background plus philosophy which enabled me to write critically. I worked on both classified and unclassified aviation research. After 8 years at MITRE, I worked at Titan Systems in Tysons Corner and TRW in Fairfax. Then MITRE said it wanted me back, so I returned and stayed until I retired in 2013 as lead engineer and over 80 published technical papers. My work was mostly in 3 areas: aviation weather systems, airspace analysis, and modeling of air traffic controller operations. While at MITRE, I obtained an MS in operations research from American U, tutored dozens of students in math, and was an adjunct professor at Northern Virginia Community College teaching evening math courses. I met my wife, Trish, at Grevey's restaurant in Fairfax. She retired in 2011 after 40 years in the medical field, her last position being assistant director of INOVA Blood Donor Services. On our first date, she said she wanted to retire to Beaufort, SC. I had never heard of it, but she got her wish. We love it here and are both involved with volunteer work. No kids, just our PBGV pooch, Bebe. Sorry I couldn't make our 50th reunion, but my nephew got married the same day in Westminster, MD. My best to everyone.

After graduating from WJ, I went on to MJC, then U of MD, & the U of MD College, for Business and Management, all the while working in Safeway stores to pay for my college. I retired having a great 47-year career with Safeway, first 13 years in the stores; the rest in construction management, and managed building 20 new stores, 10 store expansions, and 100s of remodels. I was lucky enough to meet Jan and we continue to share our lives together, now both retired visiting with our ever growing family, friends, and visiting everyone as often as possible. We love our homes and traveling together with family and friends, seeing new places.