Where did you grow up?
Kansas City Area.
Do you have any siblings?
2 brothers.
How would your best friend describe you?
Great Father, Sincere, funny and compassionate.
What’s your favorite childhood memory?
Fishing in the neighborhood pond with my dad.
What qualities do you look for in a mate?
Sense of humor, honesty, compatibility and a great smile!
What was the proudest/happiest moment in your life?
Raising my 2 kids! Also very proud of the relationship I have with my kids mother husband and her family. We all get along great which works out very well for the kids.
Describe what you do for a living.
I sell Surgical Video equipment to area Hospitals and Surgery Centers which allows me the opportunity to spend time in the Operating Room instructing doctors on how to use our products.
How would you describe your style?
Comfortable.
What do you do for fun?
Concerts/Plays, Ozarks in the summer, KU Basketball games, playing softball, movies and hanging with my kids! I do love going to the gym as well but sometimes that’s not so much fun.
Who is your celebrity crush?
Ellen DeGeneres – Love her sense of humor!
What’s your favorite food?
Steak, Chocolate Chip Cookies and Popcorn…not necessarily together!
What kind of music do you like?
Classic Rock.
Where do you hang out in Kansas City?
Plaza and South OP.
What’s your favorite drink?
Crown and Seven.
Are you a night owl or a morning person?
Morning Person.
Tell us about a recent trip you took.
Took my son to St. Louis for a KU Basketball Game.
Name a unique trait/talent that people might not know about you.
I can talk like Donald Duck (kids LOVE it).
Do you have any pets?
Roxy, our family cat.
What makes you laugh?
The things that kids say.
Name your most recent impulse purchase.
Talk to my decorator!
What’s your favorite physical feature (on yourself)?
I’ll let you be the judge of that!
What’s your favorite book?
Not a big book reader but I read lots of fitness and money magazines.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Yet to be determined although I do plan on traveling a lot as both of my kids will have graduated college at that point.
What is your life motto (or favorite quote)?
“Keep Smiling.”
photo: Paul Versluis