San Diego Humane Society, PAWS, & Project Wildlife – Supporter
San Diego Zoological Society – Member/Supporter
The Nature Conservancy – Legacy Member
National Geographic Society – Member/Supporter
National Wildlife Federation Backyard Habitat – Member/Steward
San Dieguito River Park/Valley Conservancy – Volunteer/Supporter
Santee Urban Forest Tree Planting – Volunteer
San Diego River Foundation & River Cleanup – Volunteer/Supporter
Palomar State Park Earth Day/Scott’s Cabin Restoration – Volunteer
Baja Animal Sanctuary – Member/Supporter
Vallecitos Stage Station Adobe Restoration/SOHO – Volunteer
Peninsular/Borrego Bighorn Sheep Protection – Founder
Habitat For Humanity – Construction Volunteer
Habitats For Homeless – Co-Founder
Grossmont-Mount Helix Improvement Association – Member/Volunteer
Rancho Helix de Oro FireSafe Council – Board Member/Webmaster
Grossmont High Class of ‘64 50th Reunion & Alumni Committee – Co-Chair
Grossmont High Museum – Contributor/Supporter
Mount Helix Park Foundation – Supporter/Volunteer
Casa de Oro Community Alliance – Executive, Strategic, & Steering Committees Member
La Mesa Historical Society – Member
Spring Valley Historical Society Bancroft House – Member
Rancho Verde Estates Architectural Committee – Chairman
Space Shuttle Columbia Palmdale 2000 Refurb – VIP
Tournament of Roses Parade – Winning Marching Band Participant
National Quarterhorse Association – Member
Defy Ventures, EIT, Entrepreneurs After Release, Donovan Prison – Volunteer
Palomar Health ICOC Hospital Board – Vice Chairman
Escondido Fire Dept. Community Emergency Response Team (”CERT”) – Member
Rancho Santa Fe Fire Dept. CERT Advisory Council – Board Member
Lake Hodges Fire Safety Council – Board Member
Escondido Police Dept. Neighborhood Watch – Block Captain
San Diego Regional Fire Safety Forum – Member
San Diego County Medical Reserve Corp – Member
National Preparedness Coalition (FEMA) – Member
Amateur Radio Relay League (”ARRL”) – Member
San Diego Amateur Radio Emergency Services (”ARES”) – Member
SDVOAD/SATRN/CNL Emergency and Disaster Services – Member
FCC Licensed Radio Operator – General Class (HF, VHF, UHF, RP)
FAA Private Pilot – Licensed
FAA Drone Operator – TRUST Drone Certified
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association – Member
Sons of the French-Indian Wars – Member
Sons of the American Revolution – Member
Sons of Civil War Veterans – Member
USS Carl VInson (CVN-70) Carrier – Leaders at Sea & Tailhook Certification
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Carrier – Distinguished Visitor Honoring Father’s Burial At Sea
US Naval Academy – Nominee
United States Navy Recruitment Advisory Board (”RDAC”) – Advisor
Sons of Pearl Harbor Survivors – Member
Wall Street Journal – Column Advisor
Webmaster and ISP for New York City Blues Hall of Fame Musician
Cardiff Surf Society – Co-Founder
San Diego Athletic Club – Swim Tournament Winner
Balboa Park Trail Riding Club – Member
American Quarter Horse Association – Member
North County Linux Users Group – Founder
San Diego Bicycle Club – 100 in 5 member/La Jolla-To-Borrego Race Winner
National Rifle Association – National Marksman Team Winner
Windward Boat Club – Intermediate Skipper (Sailing)
University of California San Diego – Guest Lecturer
Small Business Administration (“SBA”) – Advisor
San Diego State University – Experimental College Instructor
San Diego State University – Daily Aztec Photo Editor
La Jolla Modeling Agency – Staff Photographer
Precision Photography – Founder

Romolus 1 Direct Decendent (Founder of Rome)
Mayflower Direct Decendent (Three Relatives in 1620)
Jamestown Direct Decendent (Two Relatives in 1622)
Other Relatives: Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Andrew Jackson, Millard Fillmore, Rutherford B. Hayes, Warren G. Harding, William Howard Taft, Herbert Hoover, James Garfield, Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, Eli Whitney, Samuel Morris, Wilbur & Orville Wright, Adam Smith, Henry David Thoreau, Mark Twain, Marilyn Monroe, Walt Disney, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Katherine Hepburn, Shirley Temple, Grace Kelly, Lucille Ball, T.S. Elliot, Princess Diana, Cecil B. DeMille, John Wayne, Buster Keaton, Robert Peary, Baden Powell, Amelia Erhart, Neil Armstrong, Elvis Presley.
(Source: FamilySearch.org)

OTHER INTERESTS AND INVOLVEMENTS
Historian (pre-20th century San Diego, California, Western, & US history)
Reading (History, Reference, Music, Science, & Literature)
Engineering
Physics
Inventing & Experimenting
Adventure & Exploring
Trying New Things & Concepts
Animals & Nature
Individual Outdoor Sports
Building, Adapting, Fixing, & Making Things Work
Community Involvement & Public Speaking
Independent, Self Reliant, Intuitive, Futuristic, ENTP
Autodidact Multipotentialite Polymath

We are each a temporary speck of dust in God’s infinite in time, space, and dimensions universe; every person, creature, and creation special and unique; all related, equal, and important; none of us more entitled, superior, nor inferior other than as an illusion.
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