I was born in Penetanguishene, Ontario and currently live on Vancouver Island with my wife of 58 years. I obtained a B. Sc. in engineering physics in 1963 Heather. I was in the nuclear-electric business in Ontario before moving to Vancouver Island in 2003.

This book is my fifth book after Northern Belle, Keyboard Virtuoso: John Arpin, Cold War Warrior, and Born in Hiuronia. Paradise Found is Vol. II of a 2-volume memoir, Born in Huronia being Vol. I