He was born in Allentown, graduated from Northampton High School in 1992, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Kutztown University in 1998.

Source: https://homenewspa.com/2023/09/20/obituaries-week-of-september-21/

Kutztown at the time required masks but didn’t mandate the vaccine, so he faced the possibility of being in classrooms with unvaccinated students and little room for social distancing.

Source: https://www.mcall.com/2023/08/13/kutztown-professor-heart-transplant-home/

Sandy Green, the community liaison for the Kutztown Community Partnership and someone who has been greatly connected to the theater, explained, “The Strand will remain a theater which shows cheap movies with snacks.

Source: https://thekeystonenews.com/2023/11/16/the-strand-theatre-plans-for-renovations-and-remodeling/