HELLO, I AM GENE AND I HAVE
CREATED SEVERAL PAGES THAT SHOW SOME OF MY SPECIAL
INTERESTS.
THREE
EVENTS HAD SIGNIFICANT AFFECTS ON MY LIFE. IN 1946 I ENLISTED IN THE
MARINE CORPS. AFTER KOREA AND THE CHOSIN RESERVOIR, I RETURNED TO THE
STATES AND IN 1957, I BECAME A CHRISTIAN AND ACCEPTED THE LORD JESUS
CHRIST AS MY SAVIOR. SINCE THEN I HAVE TRIED TO LIVE THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
AS THE LORD LEADS ME. ALSO IN 1957 I MARRIED MY WIFE, VERNA, WHO HAS BEEN
THERE TO MAKE MY LIFE MORE COMPLETE. THESE EVENTS WERE ALL FOR THE BETTER
.
IN JULY
1966 I RETIRED FROM THE U.S. MARINE CORPS. AFTER RETIRING, VERNA AND I
MADE OUR HOME IN NORTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN, AND ENJOY THIS VERY LOVELY
AREA. THIS IS HOME TOWN TO VERNA, BUT I AM A TRANSPLANT FROM OKLAHOMA.
NOW OUR FIVE CHILDREN HAVE GROWN UP AND HAVE FAMILIES OF THEIR OWN, AND NOW
WE HAVE TWO GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND ANOTHER ONE EXPECTED SOON.
FEEL FREE TO BROWSE AROUND, AND PERHAPS YOU MIGHT FIND SOMETHING OF
INTEREST TO YOU, TOO.