Born into a Marine Corps family at Camp Lejeune, NC. My parents were originally from Philadelphia.  As a child, my family lived in North Carolina, Philadelphia, Parris Island SC, Newport News VA, again in Philadelphia and back to settle in NC.  I have always had an interest in history after living in these areas.  I first became interested in Civil War history after seeing an article about my father in a base newspaper.  He was the third generation of our family to serve in the military and we have my great-grandfather’s discharge papers from the 147th Pennsylvania Infantry. 

While in college, I started working for the Wilmington Police Department and became a sworn officer at the age of 21.  I then retired after 30 years of service.  After a couple of years of retirement, I returned to work in the criminal justice system as a New Hanover County Magistrate.

I first joined the SUVCW as a member of Anna M. Ross Camp #1, Department of Pennsylvania over 20 years ago.  My aunt had joined the Auxiliary and decided to pay for my membership.  Because of the distance involved, I did not attend any events.  After meeting members of the Ruger Camp several years ago at Bentonville and being told I could join as a dual member, I decided to get active in the SUVCW.