Eons member since

March 31, 2008

Age, Gender

61, Male

Location

Geneva, IL

Relationship

Domestic partnership. Interested in meeting people for friendship

Hometown

Bennett, Iowa

Places I've been

In 1990 we bought a home in Paradise Valley, AZ to use as a winter retreat. I always needed to get out of the Midwest in February. We remodeled part of the home and I fell in love with it and Arizona. I may not be there now, we are in Geneva, Il., but I know I will return to Arizona to live during the twilight of my life I'm almost old enough. Photos of that home are in my album.

Education

• Arizona State University, School of Art, Fibers - 1994 to 2000

Work

• George L. Jewel Catering Services, Ltd, Vice President - 1978 to 1993
• Self-Employed/Bakery&Restaurant, Co-Owner - 1974 to 1978
• Hugh Hefner Homes, Catering Manager - 1970 to 1974

Military

• United States Army - 1967 to 1968
  Division: CoA 1st Bat 4th Infantry
  Rank: Specialist 4th Class

More about me

I was born in Bloomington, Illinois and then raised on a farm in Iowa until I graduated high school in 1965. In 1967, I graduated from The Culinary Institute of America. After a brief period in the Army with a tour of Vietnam, I became Catering Manager for Hugh Hefner in his home in Chicago. Next, with partners, I opened a restaurant, Les Oeufs in Chicago and a Bakery, The Cake Boutique in Wilmette, Illinois. . In the late seventies, I joined a recognized Chicago caterer, where I stayed until 1993, leaving as Vice President of the firm. Following a move to Arizona, I enrolled at the State University as an undergraduate seeking a Bachelor in Fine Art degree, which I received in 1999; and continued at Arizona State University in graduate school and received a Masters in Fine Art Degree in 2002 I have been in a relationship since 1974. Currently we provide total care for my aging Mother, question why she must endure such an unacceptable darkness. I hope her final day, hour and minute will be kind to her and that I will be able to keep her safe until then.

Favorite Charities

Vietnam Veteran Charities

Favorite Music

Classical or New Wave Orchestrations, Vocal by Judy Garland, Nana Mouskouri and Patsy Cline

Favorite TV Shows

Law and Order CSI

Favorite Movies

Steel Magnolias. A Star is Born with Judy Garland

Favorite Books

I Hear the Caged Bird Sing by Maya Angelou, Anne Frank and all books on the Holocaust. The Little Prince by St. Exupery

Favorite People

My family. Krishna, steadfastly a friend.

Favorite Places

Paradise Valley, Arizona

Favorite Animals

Cats, Dogs and Swans

Activities

Making my art, gardening, watercoloring, cooking and entertaining.

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