Citizen By Choice

This is the autobiography of my life from Yauya, Peru to Hendersonville, Tennessee. I was orphaned by the age of seven. I attended dental school twice, once in Peru and once in the United States of America. I completed a Fellowship in Pediatric Dentistry. I survived a devastating avalanche, going over the side of a mountain in a car and nearly drowning three times. I explored many parts of Peru, including the Amazon River Jungle, where I hunted wild boars and alligators, and fished for piranhas, while working for an American Mining Company as the chief dentist for all of their mining camps in Peru. I left Peru for the United States, with a resident visa, where I attended dental school for the second time, married my wife Betty and joined the U.S. Air Force. I completed Specialty training in Prosthodontic dentistry while serving in the the Air Force. My wife, Betty, and I have been married for over 61 years. We are the parents of four children and have 14 grandchildren.