Genealogy

My childhood is as follows. I was born in La Crosse Wisconsin in 1929. I lived in La Crosse and went to the Normal School until 1940. My father worked for the Norther States Power company as a distribution Engineer. In 1940 my father who had been in the Army Reserve since graduating from College at the Minnesota University in Minneapolis Minn was called to active duty at Fort Snelling, just outside Minneapolis. He remained there until 1942 when he was transferred to Fort Monmouth, NJ. In the fall of 1942 he was transferred to Camp Crowder in Missouri. Where he assumed command of the 93rd Signal Battalion. He remained there until 1943 when he was transferred to England for the invasion of Europe. I and my brother and Mother then moved to Omaha where we lived in a the Blackstone Hotel with my Grand parents (Mother’s mother and Dad). I went to the 8th grade in Omaha, then to High School at Central High School until my Father came back from the war and we moved to Eau Clair Wisconsin where we stayed until 1946. My father was integrated into the regular US Army and ordered to Chicago where we lived in La Grange Illinois and I finished my senior year of high School. I then went to college at the Virginia Military Institute where I studied Electrical Engineering. I graduated in 1951 and was commissioned in the regular Army as a 2nd Lt in the Signal Corps.

Worked for one year as a research associate and proposal manager at the BDM Corp an integrated services provider to civil and military customers. Joined the CONTEL Corp in 1978 as Corporate Vice-President of Governmental Relations. Represented all parts of the organization before Congress and the Executive Departments in all areas of Corporate interest such as personnel, benefits, banking, taxes, regulatory, and contracts. Retired after 14 years service in 1992 when CONTEL and GTE were merged.