Born on April 17,1938 in Hanford, California to parents escaping the Dust
Bowl of the Mid-west. The first several years the family lived in Alpaugh,
California and then moved to Corcoran in 1941 where my father was employed by
Elmer Von Glahn in the production of cotton for the war effort.
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I entered school in Corcoran in 1944, but moved after 8th grade graduation to
Chico, Calif. in 1952 where I finished high school in 1956 and entered Chico
State College. I entered the US Army in 1959 for 2 years and returned to
finish college. I became a Medical Technologist in Sutter Hospitals in
Sacramento when I met my future wife, Marilyn, a medical technology student at
the county hospital. We were married in Massachusetts in 1966 and returned
to live in Sacramento, Cal..
In 1967, I entered the Univ. of North Dakota as a graduate student and completed
an MS and in 1973 a PhD in physiology. During that time a son, Erik and a
daughter, Dana were born . Following a 2 year post doctorate at Duke
Medical Center I was employed as a toxicologist by the US EPA in Washington.
D.C.. Following a 15 year employment by the EPA, Marilyn then an
accomplished microbiologist, felt the need to enter the ministry for the United
Methodist Church. She has 2 congregations near Charlottesville, Va. assigned to
her.
After a daily 24 mile commute up I 95 from Woodbridge, Va.. for 24 years, a
retirement bug bit, and I was so wounded so that I retired in 2000 from the
Federal Service.
Presently, I mow grass and maintain 3 different homes. (a family home, a
daughters home, and the wife's parsonage). Marilyn and I have 2 grand
children, a girl aged 6 and a boy aged 5. Visitation and carrying on is
accomplished as often as possible since the grand children live 75 miles
distant. Grand mothers and fathers are noted to dote over their children
and such is the case for the Spencer household.
Future plans include the retirement from the ministry by Marilyn in 2006 and
travel for the retired couple (and more doting over the grand children)
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