Attended Algonac High School, Algonac, Michigan and Robichaud High
School, Dearborn Heights, Michigan.
Served in the U.S. Army for 3 years. Assigned to the 8th Signal
Battalion, 8th Infantry Division, Bad Kreuznach, Germany from 1971 to
1974. Airborne qualified.
Served in the U.S. Coast Guard for 4 years. Stationed at the USCG Air
Station, Kodiak, Alaska from 1975 to 1978.