The most common method of describing an author is to talk about who or what the author was and did in life. In this case what Roy was, and what he accomplished that led to the day he wrote "Marie". Roy began his Journey in the Upper Peninsula, Michigan. Roy's family moved from the Great White North, down south to the Frozen Tundra of Green Bay. He grew up in the backwoods of Suamico, Wisconsin. Roy spent a lot of time cutting and splitting wood, deer hunting, logging, farming and driving a tractor. Roy graduated from Bay Port High School. He was a good student, a varsity athlete, an Eagle Scout, and a member of the U.S. Nordic Ski-jumping Team. Roy grew up Catholic, he was an alter boy every Sunday and twice on Holidays until he left for college on a skiing scholarship. Roy attended the University of New Hampshire where he was on the Dean's list and earned a varsity letter for skiing. During the summer, Roy drove a tractor and pea Combine for a canning company. Roy also worked on the Yard Crew at a Charmin paper mill. After leaving college, Roy worked his way up to Assistant store manager in a department store. Roy drove a truck, worked in a shoe and boot heel factory, was on a framing crew, made aluminum windows, was a custodian in his old High School, then joined, and attained the rank of Staff Sergeant, in the United States Air Force. Roy earned a degree in Avionic Technology and taught Avionic Communications in the USAF Tech School. After leaving the Air Force, Roy was a defense contractor for six years, followed by a 26 year career as an Army civil servant. Roy went to Iraq where he drove a South African armored vehicle on patrol in Baghdad. He retired after serving as the Commandant of an Army IT school. Roy was married three times, had one daughter "Marie" who is now raising Hell in Heaven.