Home: Fort Myers, FL. Age: 66. Organization: UBS. Title: Retired Financial Advisor, Senior VP, Wealth Management. Significant other: My loving wife and business partner for 42 years, Sherri. Alma mater: DePauw University.
Current project: Involved with our church in the “Every Child Initiative”. Recent professional development: Retired in 2024. Latest accomplishment: Successfully transitioned my business to my two sons. Latest contribution to others: My wife and I took over 100 floral bouquets into a local nursing home. Hobbies: Tennis, fishing, biking, mentoring younger men. Recent travel or adventure: Taking the Canadian Train across the country from Quebec City to Vancouver.
Personality profile: Conservative, fun-loving, selfless, grateful. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Faithful. Moral compass: The Bible. What is your greatest joy? Spending time with my four granddaughters. What is your guilty pleasure? Eating gelato. What is at the top of your bucket list? Visiting the National Parks in California, planned for September of this year. What is your go-to workout? Men’s doubles tennis. What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? Good food and friendship.
What was your first paying job? Working at the Tennis Club keeping the courts in shape. What was your favorite college course? Mathematical Theory. What book have you repeatedly read? The Pursuit of God, by A.W. Tozer. What movie have you repeatedly watched? Casablanca. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Always do what is best for others. What personal circumstance has had the greatest influence on your life? Falling fifty feet while mountain-climbing at 17. My friend saved my life.
What change would you like to see in the world?
News based on truth.
What message do you want to send out into the world? Jesus loves you just the way you are. Receive the free gift of salvation. What widely held belief do you reject? That there is no absolute truth, or, that the idea that truth is just whatever you think it is. What mega-trend most excites you? The use of artificial intelligence in day-to-day life.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? Blessed Beyond Measure. What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? Tom Cruise. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? My grandfather. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? A marine biologist. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? With my wife and family recounting wonderful memories.
Personal mission: To love God with all my heart, soul, mind and strength, and to love others as myself. Favorite quote: “A man is no fool to give up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose” (Jim Elliott).
