He was an ATHLETE, playing varsity sports in baseball, football, and basketball at Kelloggsville High School, where he also captained each team while winning nine varsity letters in four years of high school. The LEAD SINGER of the HERALDERS QUARTET, a popular Southern gospel singing group that traveled to twenty-two states and released fifteen albums over a forty-two-year period while ministering about Jesus Christ. He was a COACH who started the football program at Calvin Christian High School, where sportsmanship, fundamental skills, and self-confidence were understood to be an essential part of teamwork. He was a BUSINESS OWNER who started as a gas station manager, became a salesman and a food broker, before building a multimillion-dollar business that successfully spanned four states. He became a CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR to help transform his struggling church from near financial foreclosure to a healthy and growing membership with an inspired and zestful group of leaders.