I have been doing what I have always done, fixing shoe and leather stuff. I got married to a St. Paul girl in 1975.I’ve lived here since 1974 , first in Minneapolis, then St. Paul in ’75.
I’ve owned a shoe shop in the Midway area of St. Paul for over 14 years.
I worked in the shoe repair, and shoe making business since I worked first at Roger’s Shoe Service when they were on College St. downtown, the I worked at Smitty’s down on lower Gilbert St. for over 4 years. I worked at a shoe factory that made custom outdoor boots.
One fun time I had was to do shoe work for the Grumpy Old Men movies. I just happened to be in my shop at 7:30 on a Monday morning when they called. The rest is history.
I have 2 sons, 24 & 19. My oldest was the athlete that I only wished to be. 1st conference in both football and baseball at Johnson High school in St Paul. He now is in the TV sports of Fox Sports, doing Camera work, and directing the St. Paul Saints Minor League Baseball broadcasts. Also Camera work for both Twins, and Vikings. Wow!
I still play the organ for church, and my wife sings.
My youngest son is a sophomore at Northwestern Bible College in Roseville, Minnesota. He is the assistant editor for the college newspaper.
I still like photography. I have used it for my website for my shoe repair business (Okay, I used templates, But I am still learning!)