My wife, Bobbi (Roberta), and I have three children: Jason, born August 29, 1975, and Kevin and Lisa (twins), born July 5, 1982. The picture at the left was taken at Bryce National Park, Utah in Sept. 1998. The view was incredible - we could see for about 100 miles.
Family is a very important part of my life. This page and its links will tell you a little bit about my family. All three children have Familial Dysautonomia, which has made our lives sometimes trying but always interesting, stimulating, and often very rewarding.
Roberta runs the daily operations of Textco BioSoftware, Inc., a software company which she and I started in 1983 to sell molecular biology software. The two main products are Gene Construction Kit and Gene Inspector. In addition to her other full time job of taking care of our kids with their special needs, she also does volunteer work for various organizations involved with children having special needs and is involved in statewide efforts to organize health care regulations. Roberta can be reached by email at roberta@textco.com.
Jason studied liberal arts at New Hampshire College (NHC) in Manchester, New Hampshire. He also attended the Pioneer Computer School of Visual Arts and completed his certification in advanced computer graphics and desktop publishing in 1997. In 1998 he was certified as a computer graphics assistant trainer. Currently, Jason is attending Keene State College part time while working at a day care center in Keene. In addition, he is running his own consulting/contract business called JCGraphics. JCGraphics designs and produces business cards, posters, brochures, news letters, web sites, etc. He can be reached at jcg@sover.net, or at his web site.
Lisa, the lovely lady on the right, graduated Lebanon High School, where she completed six years of perfect attendence - never having missed a day of school from seventh through twelfth grades. Lisa enjoys shopping of any kind - through catalogs, the web, flea markets or malls. She is interested in jewelry, biographies, reading, and science. Lisa is a volunteer at a Lebanon Senior Center, where she makes friends and keeps folks company. She also volunteers at the Montshire Museum of Science gift shop. She works at Encore Books, a used book store, one day a week, as well. Lisa can be reached by email at lisa@textco.com. You can also see Lisa's incredible web page - music, animation, and heiroglyphics.
Kevin is currently at student at Keene State College. Kevin enjoys politics and discussing public affairs. He enjoys baseball and hockey, and is a big sports fan in general. He roots for the Boston Bruins and the Boston Red Sox, as well as the Dartmouth men's ice hockey team. His hobbies include solving mysteries on the computer or in books and reading the Harry Potter novels. Kevin can be reached by email at kgross@ksc.mailcruiser.com. Kevin also has his own web page.