Attended PAHS 1956-1958. Class of ‘60. My father, Air Force Senior M/Sgt.,was assigned to USUCOM, Camp de Loges, St. Germain-en-Laye.  We lived "on the economy" for a while and then Petite Beaureguard. My buddies and I found a way into the mansion through a tunnel that supplied water from a pond up the hill.  The tunnel was also a good place to collect little bats hanging from the ceiling. Eeek!  That mansion has been replaced by a Mercedes building. We also had fun dancing at the Teen Club, didn’t we? I played basketball and football for PAHS, and Babe Ruth Baseball in the summer, and in '58, we won the European Championship! I pitched two games that day. Ouch!  I also remember trips to U.S. bases in Germany with our basketball team.  Heidelberg’s my fav. One baseball teammate became an astronaut (John Blaha), another a general. I’ve not stayed in touch with my PAHS pals because I attended two more high schools in Florida before graduating, except Skip Sablitz (Wolters) who lives in Chicago. I remember dating: Pat Anderson, Pat Youngdale, and Pat Brooks.  (See a pattern there?) OK, Judy Hill and other beauties come to mind. Sadly, one of  my best friends, Lt. Robin Cassel, died in Vietnam.

 While in Paris, my family and I visited Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Italy.  Garmisch was a fav at Christmas. The World’s Fair in Brussels in 1858 was special, too. Visiting the Louvre (and loving Pigalle!! at night) changed my life. I became a Europhile, earning a doctorate in 20th Century European history, and teaching European and Russian history at Randolph-Macon College in Virginia. After that, for 10 years I worked in D.C. for the American Association of University Professors and 6 years for the National Education Association. Later on -- Vice-Provost at Michigan State, and the across country as executive director of the California (University) Faculty Association. Elected to Board of Trustees of Solano C.C.  My second wife and I retired in 2009 and moved to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where I was a volunteer teacher of Mexican history at the Allende Institute, a gig that has continued via Zoom during COVID. I have two daughters and a grandson from my first marriage, and my second wife, since 1998, has three grandchildren in IL and MI. That’s way we now have homes in Barrington, IL and Santa Rosa Beach, Fl. Yes, we are snowbirds. Other than teaching history, my passion is auto racing--20+ years racing SCCA and in Mexico for La Carrera Panamericana, the Chihuahua Express, and other stage rallies. It’s been a good life!  BTW, I've total empathy for Ukraine.  As I noted above, I taught Russian and Soviet history. Got to draw the line somewhere.