Born in a small Minnesota town during hard times.  I started working in the pre-teens to assist my family during the depression.  I migrated to Oregon as a teenager working as a trucker-filler for Oregon Pulp Paper and other odd jobs.  I traveled back and forth between Minnesota and Oregon until permanently settling in Salem with my wife Jean who was raised in Sublimity Oregon.  I worked in management and owned my own business until entering real estate.  I have over 50 years of experience in general real estate specializing in commercial and multi-family properties with several hundred millions in sales factoring in inflation. I have been a past president of the Salem Board of Realtors as well as serving on numerous Salem and State Realtor Association committees.  I have been happily married for 54 years with two children and five grandchildren and five great grand children.  My hobbies include farming, raising white face cattle and traveling.  I am 100% dedicated to serving my clients.