A little about myself:

Hi, my name is Ray. I am a decendent of the people now known as Indonesian. I was born in Velp Holland. My family fled the tropical peradise of Indonesia as refugees after WWII when Communism was knocking on the door. After a relitively short stay in Holland, we immigrated with nothing but two suitcases to the State of Washington, USA, in the early 60’s where I grew up in the Seattle area. I lived there until the mid 70’s when I joined the United States Navy and traveled the Seven Seas. Well, to tell the truth, I retired after 22 years without ever having served onboard a ship! I did see almost every Continent and I did play golf in the world's largest sand trap during Desert Shield/Storm. Imagine that, a Sailor in the middle of the Desert! I retired from Uncle Sam's Canoe Club in 1997 and now call Aurora CO, home. I work for Northrop Grumman as a Senior/Lead Engineer maintaining a quarter billion dollar computer based system.

My "Noah" Like Family

My Loving Wife Sharon and I have two Great Daughters, Kim & Lynda

Three dogs, two cats, a parrot,

a 55 gal freshwater fishtank

and a 130 gal saltwater tank.

We hope to move out to the country soon.

Who knows, maybe a horse or two will join the Ark.

FLASH!

We just added a new puppy to our zoo.

A new Yellow lab named Hyak Hershey's Dream Catcher.

We just call him Hyak,

which in Chinook Indian Jargon means to be swift or fast.

I am looking forward to raising him up to be my new Hunting Buddy!

I like both kinds of music

Country & Western

(Lite Jazz and Classic Rock would be the next two)

I love the outdoors too:

Scuba / Rock Climbing / Camping / Hunting / Fishing

Back-country Horseback Riding / Whitewater Rafting

I retired from the USN as a Sr. Chief Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) after 22 years!

and I am a member of the worlds most

exclusive of all fraternities

- That of a Navy Chief Petty Officer -