I skied recreationally until I was about 35 and then it seemed like
all my friends got too old and boring and I didn't have anybody to ski with any more. So I had to join The Magic City Waterski Club. That's when I was introduced to tournament skiing and met Mike Mosley and Steve Murray.

My first year in  the club they were hosting the DisAbled Southern Regionals for their 2nd year, so I helped out a little. The
next year we hosted the Nationals and I helped a little more.  Every year I seemed to get a little more involved in Disabled skiing.

In '99 we had a US TEAM training camp at our tournament site. I was helping out setting up, modifying and repairing equipment and the skiers seemed to think I was kind of handy to have around.  They took up a collection and took me to England. Thanks again everyone.

(Dennis totally got into the TEAM spirit.  As you can see we dyed his hair red/white & blue for the WORLDS.  His hair was spectacular looking. KeNyA took this shot on a double-decker as some of the TEAM toured London, England.)  

        
When I'm not skiing I enjoy mountain biking, camping and hiking and shooting. I've never been married. I work as an equipment mechanic for the American Cast Iron Pipe Co. in Birmingham, Al.

One reason I enjoy working with the DisAbled is because I have a
nephew Jake in North Carolina with CP.
  
One more thing you might want to add that I was the first able bodied member of the Magic City Water Ski Club to go over the ramp on a sit ski!