Where did you grow up? What did your folks do?
I was born and grew up in the Topeka area. We lived in Topeka until I was in fifth grade, then we lived in Osage City (small town just south) through high school. My mom is the head of lending at a credit union and my dad was a mortician.
What kind of activities/hobbies did you have when you were growing up?
I’ve always loved music, both listening to and playing. I played saxophone all through school and picked up the guitar when I was 12.