- Born November 12, 1934 in New York City., NY.
- Graduated From Santa Barbara, California, High School in 1952
- Joined US Navy as Reservist in 1952.
- Went on active duty with US Air Force in 1953 – for 9 ½ years.
- Honorably discharged in 1962
- Went to work for Stoddart Aircraft Radio Company, in Hollywood
- Worked for Raytheon in Santa Barbara, and Motorola in Phoenix as anelectronic technician.
- Graduated with an Associate Degree from Santa Barbara City College in 1967.
- Became a Ham Operator in 1959; call sign KN5RZY
- Progressed to General in 1986 as WA7IYH
- Advance in 1996, and Extra in 1996.
- Won ARRL HS Brier Instructor of The Year in 1994
- Was elected Arizona Ham of The Year in 1992.
- Taught beginning Morse Code at Scottsdale, AZ., Community College in the ’80’s, ’90’s.
- Retired from Motorola in 1997, and moved to Tombstone, Arizona.
- Continued to be active in Ham Radio, Mostly CW DX until 2012.
- Sold all my gear in 2012 – to better attend to Family situations.
- Became active in Ham Radio again in 2022, attended CW Academy
- Joined the Cochise Amateur Radio Association in 1997, in Sierra Vista, AZ.
- Became a Firefighter with Tombstone Volunteer Fire Department in 2002 to 2017.
- Looking forward to possibly becoming an assistant advisor in Academy CW Classes.