As an electrical engineer with three degrees, I worked mostly for the Raytheon Company in Massachusetts until I retired early in 1987. We bought our property in Andover in 1971. When I retired, we moved here permanently, and I joined the Budget Committee, where I served for 24 years. When I turned 80, I retired from the committee, feeling that new blood is always useful. Since then the committee has evolved very well, and when Jeff Newcomb decided not to run this term, I agreed to put my name up for another stint.

I have kept abreast of developments with the budget by writing articles for The Andover Beacon, and I feel that I can contribute to the town by giving the kind of advice, disagreement, and consent that is the Budget Committee’s responsibility.