Graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1987, became a navy pilot, and flew F-14s. I left the U.S. Navy in 1998, started flying at Southwest Airlines, and moved from Virginia Beach to Cocoa Beach.

My wife Kathleen and I have been married for 23 years and have 4 boys: Nicholas (1991), Matthew (1994), Christopher (1996), and Michael (2002). Nicholas and Matthew attend the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY. Christopher and Michael want to follow in their brothers' footsteps.