I was born and raised in Monroe, Michigan, home of General George Custer and the only city in Michigan on Lake Erie.

I met my wife Sandy while we both were working for Union Camp Paper Company.  I was a package designer and she worked in the office.

We  were married and moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1967. There we started a plastic thermoforming business, Stack Pac Corporation. We both worked at the company, Chris in sales and R &D, and Sandy in accounting and running the office.  Some of the items that we produced were paddle boats, 17' canoe, pick up bed liners, house shutters, spas, carpet trunk inteirors for Honda, and many other items. Our building was about 60,000sf and we employed about 75 of the greatest people!

We  vacationed in Florida and soon came to the conclusion that we like sunshine better then cold and snow. We had homes or Condos in Naples, Estero, and Bonita Springs.

After the business was sold in 2002, we looked for Paradise...... and we found it here in Matlacha. 

Matlacha is "Old Florida" fishing village, home to many brightly colored art galleries, island boutiques, seafood restaurants, and traditional Floridian cottages.  We love boating, fishing, crabbing and harvesting oysters.  It has it all!

We built a home here and after getting into Sandy's hair too much, I decided to try to get my real estate license.  In 2012 I did just that. We both enjoy living in Matlacha and couldn't think of any place else we would rather be.