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INTRODUCTION I am the oldest child of four brothers and one "baby" sister. I have two terrific boys from a previous marriage of 18 years: Jacob and Kyle. I married Patti Matz in 2002 - a good friend of 25 years, with whom we had kept in touch through the years. Patti worked in electronic pre-press (printing industry) for over 25 years. After a successful battle with breast cancer, Patti decided to give up the high-stress printing industry to manage a local coffee shop. More recently, Patti has driven a school bus for the Stillwater school district and is now the Payroll and Accounting admin for the MN-Central School Bus Company. Patti is also a highly regarded umpire for college and high school women's fast-pitch softball; she has umpired many MN state high school women's fast-pitch championship tournaments. WEDDING POST-WEDDING RECEPTION / HOUSE WARMING / PIG ROAST - (Click here) COZUMEL Honeymoon - March 2002 (Click here) HAWAII 5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY - March 2007 (Click here) FLORIDA KEYS - January 2008 (Click here) BOSTON - July 4, 2008 (Click here) KEY WEST - July 2008 (Click here) DALLAS Christmas - December 2008 (Click here) SCOTTSDALE Vacation - June 2009 (Click Here) Christmas in Cancun - December 2009 (Click Here) INTERESTS When I am not working and not strategizing for my fantasy football teams I enjoy spending time with my family, tinkering with my website and blog, volunteering for local and national professional quality organizations, social networking on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Biznek, and overseas travel. I enjoy teaching, coaching and mentoring young engineers and business professionals. Other local past times include the St Paul winter carnival, MN Renaissance Festival, Como Park zoo, the MN Zoo, the Science Museum, and the Brainerd, MN lakes area. A couple years ago, Patti and I bought into the BlueGreen Vacation Club - we have been traveling and vacationing more in Florida and the Caribbean. Our favorite destination and possible retirement home is Key West, FL, or Scottsdale, AZ, or maybe Santa Fe, NM.... who knows?!. In December 2009 we traded our BlueGreen timeshare for membership in ExoticTravelers . Favorite St Paul area restaurants: Forepaugh's, Mancini's, Pazzaluna, The Happy Gnome, W.A. Frost, Yarusso's. FAMILY Thumbnail photos (click on image to enlarge) Jacob Kyle My brothers and sister My mom and dad (dad died 9/28/98). |