- Born in Florala, Alabama
- Attended Bonifay, Vernon, and Bay County High Schools
- Graduated from high school in 1931
- Attended University of Florida, University of Central Florida (Orlando) and Florida International University (Miami)
- Taught at Ocala High School, Ocala, FL, 1936-63
- Taught at Anthony High School, Anthony, FL, 1946-48 (part-time)
- Director of Vo-Tech, and Adult Ed, Marion County, 1963-87
- Total of over 51 years in education
- Spent 3 years in U.S. Navy, W.W.II
- Obtained rank of Lt. Commander
- Marion County Agricultural Hall of Fame, 2003
- Organized the first Southeast Youth Fair in Marion County
- INDUCTED INTO THE FLORIDA FFA HALL OF FAME 2007
- Died July 11, 2010
