John is a retired Navy Avionics Technician and also retired as a Helicopter Electronics Technician. He was born and grew up on a family farm, graduated from the local high school and a local community college. He has traveled around the world twice and served with the navy in Europe, Asia and South America. He resided in Alabama, Florida, Virginia, Tennessee, Washington and California with his wife and two children. His wife and children are also college graduates and the whole family loves to read for pleasure.