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Biography 

Susanna with HannahFamily: Residence in the mountains near Asheville, North Carolina. Married to Elizabeth with two grown children, Susanna and Daniel. The newest members of our family are Hannah and Izzy the cats and Porkchop the Chihuahua.

#11 The Jeweled Octopus "Keeper of the Reef"Painting:
Current art project is
Liza's Reef

Art Biography 

Drawing & Graphics:
Completed over 2000 pen & ink drawings of private homes, historical buildings, landscapes and animals during the years that I worked in this genre. My graphics and commercial art website:
www.cherryorchardstudio.com
   

Literature:
Author and illustrator of a regional guidebook to Asheville & Western North Carolina, now in it's 4th edition:

The Ultimate Guide To Asheville, & The Western North Carolina Mountains
 

Coach Pantas and Sophia Treakle, All-American HurdlerTrack & Field:
Assistant Head Coach:
Asheville Lightning Junior Olympics Track & Field Team
Hurdles & Sprints Coach for A.C. Reynolds High School
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Great Hurdlers I Have Coached
I have had the honor of coaching hundreds of  young persons in the hurdles , the most beautiful, exciting and technically demanding event in track and field. 

Soccer Speed:
I also have a speed development program I created to help young athletes learn to sprint: www.soccerspeed.com.
    

 

Music:
Played the guitar most of my life and actually entertained the idea (for about an hour) of doing it for a living. Link to
ReverbNation (my guitar website)

 

Real Estate:
Eco-certified Realtor with
Appalachian Realty Associates, a great bunch of people who realize that while making money is important, it not what life is all about.   I see real estate in its essence as a service to others. 

University of VermontScientific Education:
B.S.  Biology (1964); M.S.  Freshwater Ecology (1966); University of Vermont
                                                      
Military:
Captain, US Army Military Police (1967-69). Company Commander, Seoul, Korea
Hippie Domain:  
After Woodstock I spent a number of years wandering around America in an old jeep and rainbow colored travel trailer. I found what I was looking for.
Foundation For Research On The Nature Of Man Building Circa 1970'sParapsychology:
Research Associate (1972),
Rhine Research Center-Foundation For Research On The Nature of Man, Durham NC, and Lecturer on Extra Sensory Perception (ESP) -Precognition, Psycho-Kinesis & Telepathy.

Christ of St. John of the Cross, by Salavdor DaliReligion/Philosophy: Christian convert from agnostic, skeptical mindset- was baptized at age 33 and joined the Catholic Church in 1975. The Christian mystical tradition (as lived and written about by St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of Avila, Mother Teresa of Calcutta and St. Francis of Assisi among others) is my spiritual path. Other long standing interests and disciplines include Zen Buddhism, Yoga, and Hindu Philosophy.
What I Believe, and Some of my Heroes

Social Justice: Founded New Covenant House of Hospitality Soup Kitchen, Stamford, CT in 1976.  Still in existence having served over 2,000,000 meals. A project I feel really good about since it directly helps a lot of very unfortunate people, including many little children. Photo taken during the soup kitchen era at a coffeehouse.

 

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