"I was graduated, Magna Cum Laude, from American International College (AIC) in
May of 1988. My degree is in Business Administration with a minor in Accounting.
I first became interested in becoming a Justice of the Peace when I was the Chairman
of the Board of the American Society of Notaries (an International association that assists and supports the Notary Public).
In Massachusetts a Justice of the Peace has, by default, the powers of a Notary Public. A Notary Public, however,
does not have the same authority as a Justice of the Peace. ASN realized that about
1800 Justices were performing the services of a Notary Public with no training what so ever. It was obvious that I should
apply to become a Justice of the Peace. While serving as a Justice fo the Peace, I am able to learn and instruct fellow members
in the proper manner of performing both commissions.
My wife says that I am a hopeless romantic.......!
During the past ten (10) years as a Justice of the Peace, I have written many different
types of ceremonies. My goal is to be able to make the couple comfortable and direct every ceremony to their personality.
I know that I have succeeded when I hear comments that the ceremony "sounds like they wrote it themselves".
I have officiated at Conventional and Same Sex Marriages in many places including: Banquet
halls, individual homes, even our own home and garden pictured below. A particularly favorite location is at
the Log Cabin in Holyoke MA. One ceremony was actually written with that location in
mind.
Additionally, I have officiated at weddings in English, French and Spanish.((Courrement
en Francais) -(Hablo Espanol un pocco, perro no bien)).There are ceremonies that include Irish blessings and even a Pagan
ceremony.
I will probably be the only person to tell a couple that they can have anything they
want and no fee is required until just prior to the ceremony. I only have two (2) things I will not do - I will not
jump out of an airplane and I will not stand within 20 feet of the face of a cliff (Anything over ten (10) feet to me is a
cliff.)"
