educational administration, was a school administrator, educator and coach at the Walcott and Davenport, North Dakota, school districts from 1961-1968. When both districts joined the Kindred School District, he then became part of the Kindred administration team for the next 29 years. He later was principal at Park Christian School in Moorhead, Minnesota. He was among the first inductees in the Kindred School District Hall of Fame. He was an Army veteran who lived in Fargo.