Born in Cash, Arkansas and grew up in Winter Haven Florida with his mother and 3 brothers. He was a water skiing and high diving performer at the original Cypress Gardens in Florida. A US veteran serving in both the US Navy and the US Army and did tours in both Korea and Vietnam. He was married to Hella Rita Wadley whom he met while stationed in the military in Germany. She proceeded him in death in January, 2000. In 1975 he established Aztec Title Corporation and held a successful career as an independent title insurance agent, the business continues today. His interests were family, traveling, tennis and the ocean. Surviving are his children, Cochise ( Lisa ) Wadley, Michele Wadley and Marcel ( Gillian ) Wadley. Six grandchildren, Sarah, Triston, Ethan, Dakota, Phoenix and Electra, his mother, Marie Day and brothers, Robert, Harold and Dwayne.
