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At the age of 17, I joined the U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine service and after 2 years of school served aboard the USS Skate, a fast attack submarine out of Pearl Harbor. I visited many countries in Asia and had many adventures on the submarine. After 6 years in the Navy, I worked at Turkey Point Nuclear Station and then St. Lucie Nuclear Station, both in Florida. Teaching myself computer programming, I joined Wells Fargo Bank as a Software Engineer for many years. I started oil painting when I was 14 years old and never stopped except when I was at sea. I had two terrific art teachers in school, Mr. Desmet and Mr. Lehman. Both were colorful characters and helped me get through some initial challenges. Showing my work at many...