After 23 plus years serving the local church, I officially retired from Episcopal appointment in the itinerant ministry of The United Methodist Church.
I was born in California's San Joaquin Valley at the end of WWII and raised in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. I served in the U.S. Military as did my forebears. My paternal grandfather served with "H" Troop, 2nd U.S. Cavalry between 1912 and 1915. Dad served in the U.S. Army in World War 2.
My two brothers and I all enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on the same day in 1964. At the end of my 13-month tour in Vietnam, I reenlisted. I eventually retired after 27 years of continuous active duty, having been stationed overseas for more than 12 years.

• Clark AB, The Republic of the Philippines (Dec 1964 - Jun 1966),
• Cam Ranh Bay AB, The Republic of South Vietnam (Jul 1967 - Aug 1968),
• Osan AB, The Republic of South Korea (May 1978 - May 1979),
• Hq Allied Forces Central Europe (AFCENT), Brunssum City, The Kingdom of the Netherlands (with NATO) (Jun 1979 - Jun 1983), and
• Spangdahlem AB, The Federal Republic of Germany (Jan 1986 - Aug 1990).

I came on active duty the day before the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was signed by LBJ and retired following the successful conclusion of Desert Storm.
I graduated with an A.A.S. (in Communications and Operations Technology) from the Community College of the Air Force in 1990.
I earned a B.A. (in Liberal Arts) from Oklahoma City University in 1994.
I received an M.Div. from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in 1997.
Donna and I were married in May 1967; we have two marvelous children, three wonderful grandchildren, and two great-grandsons. I have one surviving brother who recently moved to Northeast Georgia.
My passion in ministry is worship; I love preaching and teaching. I previously served as Senior Pastor at

• Wanette and St Mark's at Maud (now closed) UMCs in Pottawatomie County, in the former Ardmore District of the Oklahoma UMC
• Edgewood (in Hartshorne) and Dow UMCs in Pittsburg County, in the former McAlester District of the Oklahoma UMC
• Cordell UMC in Washita County, in the former Clinton District of the Oklahoma UMC
• Henryetta UMC in Okmulgee County, in the former McAlester District of the Oklahoma UMC and finally, retired at
• Dewey United Methodist Church, Dewey (Washington County), OK in the former Bartlesville (and current) Green County Districts of the Oklahoma UMC.
• I failed retirement! I was called out of retirement and sent to Harrah UMC (Eastern Oklahoma County), OK in the Crossroads District where I have been serving part-time as an intentional interim pastor since Feb 2020.

My hobbies and pastimes include

• Genealogy (I got hooked on chasing my ancestors back in Junior High School);
• I hold a Technician Class Amateur Radio License (KF8DLD) and am studying to pass the examination for my General Class License.