Age 75, retired college professor in Industrial Technology, with BA in Biblical and Religious Studies from Fresno Pacific University, Masters in Education from the University of Southern Mississippi. Lived in Central California for over 40 years, married for 32 years. Orthodox Christian since 1996, brought into the church through the ministry of Metropolitan Jonah Paffhausen (my spiritual father) when he was the priest of the OCA mission parish, St Mary Magdalene, in Merced, CA. Have lived close to the Greek Orthodox Monastery, The Theotokos, The Life-Giving Spring in Dunlap, CA for over 11 years and have attended church there for that entire time. Our priest at the monastery is Father Michael Rome. In that the monastery is not a parish, our parish membership is at the Greek Orthodox Annunciation Church in Modesto, CA, Father Jon Magoulias. I have written five technical books in Electronics through Delmar Publishing. I have written a number of articles on the web. I have also taught upper division writing and California State University, Fresno as a full-time lecturer.