I retired from the Army in January 1991 (my last duty day was November 23 (the day before Thanksgiving) 1990.

Immediately after retirement, I worked as a contractor conducting war games for the Army for a short time.  Ultimately I took a permanent job with Armed Forces Insurance for several months as a computer technician / business analyst.

A friend offered me an opportunity to become a salesman.  I accepted the opportunity and was relatively successful.  When I was approached by another friend to open our own business (I contributed the talent, he contributed the money and drive) I accepted.  We were not successful with Buffalo Books and Services for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which one of our income streams that we anticipated providing up to 50% of our income (the services part) never materialized.

In 1993, shortly before Gabriel left school, Elaine and I divorced and she moved to North Carolina to be near her family.

I returned to Armed Forces Insurance as a business analyst and remained there for 5 years.  I met and married Carol Ann Ramsey in 1995.  We were married on the Army birthday (Flag Day) June 14th.

I joined Computer Sciences Corporation late in the decade as a Business Analyst working on the “Y2K” problem.

Because of my project work, I spent the Turn of the Century on the top floor of a downtown Kansas City office building watching the fireworks though the window.