Bio

While a student at Olivet College you participated in football and wrestling. Your talent as a wrestler was outstanding. Lettering in wrestling all four years you were a valuable member of three M.I.A.A. Championship teams in 1974, 1975 and 1977. You were someone your teammates looked up to with great respect for your hard work and determination.

Your abilities as an exceptional athlete were reflected in your record of 96 wins, 24 losses, and 39 pins. Your talent was honored when you received the Team Contribution Award in 1977. You were also named All-M.I.A.A. in 1977 and runner-up in 1976. In 1974 you were named to the prestigious Amateur Wrestling News All-American Team.

After graduating from Olivet College in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology you began work as an ironworker. For 13 years you have been with the Barton Rigging Company where your diligence has promoted you to the position of rigging foreman. For twenty years you have been an active member of the Ironwoker’s Local 25.

You are a devoted family man. Together with your wife Cynthia, you are raising three sons, Paul, Steven and David J. In your spare time you are a boating enthusiast and an active member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. Your service to your children’s school and to area youth is commendable. As a coach in the Youth Sports Program at Saint Pius Elementary School you are helping to prepare future athletes for participation in soccer, basketball and baseball.

Because of your outstanding abilities as a student athlete it is with great pride that this 1st day of November, 1997, we induct you into the Olivet College Athletic Hall of Fame.