Early Years and Education

I was born on March 3, 1914 in Madison. I went to school in St. James Elementary School. My family and I moved to Brittingham Place and then to Ely Place. While living in Ely Place, I noticed that we lived right next to a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. I then went to St. Norbert’s High School in 1929. It took me a long time to figure out what I wanted to do in life. While I was in high school, I was uninterested and used to draw models of ships and houses. I also played football in high school as a fullback and was good at it because I became strong from working the summers with my father. After high school, I enrolled in St. Norbert’s College but only lasted a year. After dropping out, I went to UW for pre-med classes because my mother wanted me to. After the very first operation, I figured out that it was not for me and I dropped out of there also. My friend, Boyum, and I made a living selling many different things over the years. After my father was turned down to create a house by Wright, he said that he was going to put a Japanese house out on Deer Shelter Rock to get back at him. You may know by now that I am the one that built the house and added many other things to it. I finally found something to do with my life and I loved it.