Born in West Chester, Pa., he had retired after 20 years of honorable military service in the United States Army achieving the rank of Master Sergeant. After army life, he worked at the lace factory as a machine mechanic, then pursued work at the Nuclear Power Plant at North Anna as a procedure writer, before finishing his career as a contract worker at nuclear facilities around the country. Survivors include his wife, Janet G. Wolfe; daughter Kirstie Lee Roberts, son-in-law Gregory M.