I was raised one of six siblings on an East Tennessee family farm. Our annual vacation was camping in Great Smoky Mountains National Park where many years later I hiked and fished numerous wild trout streams. East Tennessee State University in Johnson City is where I began college and then earned a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. During my at career with Eastman Chemical Company, at one time part of Eastman Kodak, I became interested in photography and was active in the Camera Club. My wife Dianne and I owned a copy and print shop...more
