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Relationship

Married

Hometown

Streator Il

Places I've been

places I have travled to North Dakota, Minnesota, Indiana,Kentucky,Texas, Louisiana,Michigan,Ohio, New York. I now live in Wisconsin I was born in Rolla ND and upon my dads return home form the Navy and due to the lack of a good paying job he moved the family; My Mom, 1 older sister,me and a younger sister and brother to Illinois My grandparents (on my father's side followed with 2 anuts and uncle that were still in school.( my dad was the oldest of 9 children)

More about me

 

retired machinist/machine builder and welder

born in ND, grew up in central IL

enlisted in the army in 1966

after the Army I went to trade school  in Chicago for Mechanical Drafting

served an apprenticeship as a machine builder for the Wriggley Gum company and have worked in machine building and repair trade   for the next 40 years

In 1970 I met my life partner and together had a daughter that we raised in the Chicago area

in 2000 we moved to a quieter life in Central WI where we now live and are both retired.

  
                                          

Favorite Movies

Star Wars, We were Soldiers

Favorite Quotes

Growing old is just a state of mind

Favorite People

My Wife and you

Favorite Places

just around the bend past the train tracks on the Black River above the Dam

Favorite Animals

any that will accept me for what I am

Favorite Music

Old Hippie, One Tin Soldier rode away almost any thing that is not loud noise

Activities

fishing, hunting, yardwork, cooking

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