Born in Kansas City, Missouri, he was swiftly relocated to the plains of Kansas whose broad fields forever opened to him the joys of openness and freedom. Mom (Mary, 1915) provided the best of Irish upbringing while Dad (Neil, 1917) provided the German organization and humor. Catholic schooled for 12 years, working in Dad's corner grocery from the age of twelve for five cents an hour till eighteen and two-seventy-five an hour, swimming every spare moment, exploring the woods and creeks were ...[Read Story]