After graduating from the University of Illinois, I returned to Orland Park and managed The Ol' Ball Park, a sports memorabilia store in the old Orland Park Place mall, for a couple of years. I left The Ol' Ball Park and managed Kirkland's, which is now Kirkland's Home (by Barnes & Noble in Orland) from 1995 through 1997. My then-wife and I moved to Carlinville, Illinois in November of 1997. Shortly thereafter, I accepted a job at the Illinois Department of Revenue, where I’ve remained ever since. I’m currently the Division Manager of our Taxpayer Assistance Division, so if you visit one of our offices or call the Department with a question, you’ll most likely speak with one of my employees.

My son, Preston, was born in July of 2000. He will graduate from Blackburn University in 2025. We adopted our daughter in 2010 from China when she was 9 years old. She will graduate from SIUE in 2025.

I was deeply saddened by my dad’s death in March of 2022…many of you may remember him as a PE teacher, drivers Ed instructor, and basketball coach at Sandburg. I got divorced in December of 2023 after 29 years of marriage. I was fortunate to meet my wonderful girlfriend, Jennifer, a few weeks after my divorce was finalized. I still have all of the baseball cards that I collected throughout high school, and occasionally think about sorting through them. Back issues forced me to quit playing basketball in 2016.

I look back fondly on my years at CSHS. I look forward to seeing everyone at our next reunion.