Married to Janice with 4 children Ashley, Lauren, Paul, and Sean.  Graduated Wallaceburg District Secondary School, Ridgetown College of Agriculture Technology, Process Engineer at CIL/Terra/NREN Courtright, facility, Advanced Agriculture Leadership Program, Senior Hockey  in Chatham, and in Europe, director Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers and District 1 vegetable growers, fundraising chair International Leadership Alumni Committee ILAC 2012  held in London Ontario,  Organizing committee Group work homes  in Dresden,  Port Lambton, Walpole Island,  Wallaceburg, Coached Minor, Junior and Senior Hockey and Lacrosse.

At present farm in Wallaceburg  – Port Lambton area since 1975 with family farm in vegetables and grain crops.