MICHAEL PATRICK TRYON was born and raised in Michigan. He was a Seabee Diver (NEC 5345) in the U.S. Navy. He was a P.A.D.I. scuba diving instructor and taught diving in California and Bermuda. He worked in the HVAC&R trade for forty-five years in California. He was an avid sailor on his Islander 36, for many years. He taught heating and air conditioning and refrigeration part time at IBT in Santa Clara, California for ten years and for Local 39 in San Francisco for four years. Michael is retired. He still lives with his wife Janice of fifty years. Michael lives in Shreveport, LA. Michael other published books are "Seabee Diver" and "Spoof".