Born in St. Louis County Hospital, adopted when I was 2 months old, traveled the West (19 states before I was 5), lived in trailer court in St Louis County, attended Ritenour District, moved to St Louis City Hyde Park Neighborhood in 8th grade, moved to farm in SE MO as Junior in high school, moved to Springfield MO when 20 yrs old, attended SW MO St College for 2 yrs, in CO program in MO Univ and KS Univ Med Ctr, moved back to St Louis Nov '70, worked various jobs, had own home repair business, now retired from MO State employment.