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Born and raised in Evanston and Wilmetto, IL (near Chicago).

Degrees received are a Bachelor of Science from St. Bonaventure University in Olean, NY (near Buffalo, NY) and my DDS degree from Northwestern University Dental School in Chicago, IL.

I have been practicing dentistry for 4 years in the U.S. Navy at Camp Pendleton, CA and Taipei, Taiwan and lastly in Newport, RI. I have been in practice in South Lake Tahoe since 1970.

After leaving active duty Navy I remained in the Naval Reserves for another 21 years. I was promoted to a Navy Captain and was a Commanding Officer for 3 Reserve Units.

Wile in the Navy Reserves I met my future wife, Patience, at a Tri-Service Medical Meeting in San Antonio, TX. Patience was (and is) an Army Nurse. She continues in the Army Reserves to this day. She is Commanding Officer of a MASH unit in Vancouver, WR.

I was elected to founding the Board of Trustees of Lake Tahoe Community College in 1974. I have been re-elected 8 times to the Board. I have been President of the Board 5 times and served 9 years on the state wide Board including a year as its president. I participated on 5 separate accreditation teams for other California Community Colleges.

I am active in the community in the South Tahoe Optimist Club where I was president twice. Also, I remain active in St. Theresa Church.

Patience and I recently celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. Between us we have 7 children and 9 grandchildren (and 4 of them aren’t married yet). Patience, besides her Army Reserve duties, works as a nurse practitioner of Tahoe Womens Cafe both in South Lake Tahoe and Carson City.

My other interests include bicycling, hiking, skiing, reading and traveling.

Our Office
1116 Ski Run Blvd., South Lake Tahoe

Four years ago we moved into our completely remodeled dental office. We now occupy the entire second floor or our building. It has an elevator and is completely handicapped accessible. In our remodel we opened up to outside, so now the office has a bright and cheerful atmosphere. Patients constantly comment how relaxing it is to look out at the trees. Be sure and notice our artwork; most of it is from local artists.