He graduated from Barstow high school in 1961,he worked for the santa fe railroad and disneyland.He attended the police acadamy and became a police officer,he attended Barstow college and graduated with a BA in criminal science.He was also the hostage negotiator for Bartow P.D,He then retired in 1982.Moved to Reno Nevada in 1988 and took a job with the Eldorado casino,becoming one of the first casino investigators in Nevada acheving so much i cant fit it all on here.He was honored as the 13th homicide detective by the Reno Nevada police dept.He worked very close to the Reno P.D and the F.B.I also the treasury dept.He was also a 10 year member of the Reno rodeo association and never missed a rodeo.after retirment our mom and him sold there home and baught a brand new truck and 5th wheel traveled between Reno,Barstow, sacramento,and Cresent city Ca.He loved visiting his 3 children and 5 grandchildren,always hitting a birthday or holiday with them.He loved spending time in Cresent city Ca,with our mom and his little dog bittsy fishing all the time. He loved to also go fishing with his two sons Ben and Stevie jr and his 2 grandsons Dakota and Dylan he loved to spoil his three granddaughters Stephanie,Tiffany and Meadow Rain.,also  his Daughters me, (Dianna),Scheri and April and of course the love of his life Kathy our mom.HE also loved to work on his doonbuggy with my brother Stevie.He had so much fun going boating with his brother Dave.He also,thought of all of his friends as brothers and not just friends.He used to have so much fun every christmas decorating the house with so many lights the neighbors would go blind,and sending our grandma Leslie slippers every year as a prank he would stuff them in a pinyata or a can she couldnt open.He loved to play a good game of booray or Texas holdem and loved playing a blind hand.There is so much more to say about my dad but just not enough room to write he was such a wonderful man and i cant begin to say how proud of him we all are,he was truely a one of a kind man,his passing has left such a void in so many lifes that can not be filled.On August 8th 2008,God decided to bring his #1 angel home.The only comfort i have from looseing my father is that he will be with all of us through thick and thin he taught us to all be strong and stand for what we believe in.