Nothing Is Negotiable
ABOUT ME I grew up in Edcouch, a small town in the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas. Dad was a citrus farmer and mom's primary job other than being city manager was keeping me and my three brothers in line. The summer after each of us turned twelve we went to work for our dad on the farm. It was hot, tedious work and it convinced me that I didn’t want to do that the rest of my life.  After high school I went to college at Texas Tech University where I got my degree in Range and Wildlife Management. I had dreams of being a wildlife biologist, but unfortunately jobs were scarce, so I followed my horticultural interest and went to work for a large, wholesale nursery. That was in 1975 and I’m still there today.  It’s been a great career with a wonderful company.        My wife, Sharyn, and I live in Austin, Texas, not far from our daughter, son-in-law and three grandsons.