Born August 4, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from Gretna High School in 1975. He started work right after High School at World Homes until it closed in 1984; he worked with Eddy Contracting until his retirement in 2020. He married Shelley Bellis in April of 1985 and became a father to Bradley (Carrie) DeMaio. They had two girls Aimee (Kyle) Lane and Rebecca (Anthony) Aubushon.

He was preceded in death by both sets of grandparents, his father Marvin, (in-laws) Raymond and Shirley Lee. Survived by his mother Merlena, his brother Rex, his wife Shelley, their 3 children and five grandchildren: Fiora and Hayden DeMaio, Obadiah, Summer, and Phoebe Lane, many extended family and lots of friends.

He loved to fish, hunt with a gun and bow, bowl, played softball, and golf. He touched so many with his carpentry skills.