Norm was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Pat was born and raised in Binghamton, New York. They both migrated to New Mexico where they met and were married in El Paso, Texas on February 29, 1968 (yes, we decided to get married on leap day). Click here to see how we celebrated Leap Year 2000.  1969 2001 Norm retired from the Navy and Pat retired from government service. Currently reside in Las Cruces, New Mexico where we have lived since 1969. We are now enjoying the fruits of our labor. We both enjoy woodworking and since retirement in 1992 have done an extensive remodeling of the home that we have lived in since 1976. In addition to adding a workshop (which also can be used as a  garage) and an additional two-car garage, the interior has had a face lift which we did together. Norm's other interests include cooking, detailing the cars, and working on very large jigsaw puzzles. Pat's interests include playing/working on her Macintosh computer, and watching sports and movies on TV. And we both enjoy the interaction with Peaches, which takes up a lot of our time. But when the weather is nice (and it is most of the time), we get into one of our fine vehicles to cruise the streets of Las Cruces and surrounding area. Since purchasing our first Mercedes Benz in 1995 we have been members of the Mercedes Benz Club of America (for those interested in joining MBCA, please tell them you saw it here and give them my name as your sponsor) and are very active in The Border Star SL Club of Southern New Mexico and West Texas, which we organized in 1997. This club is for SL owners only (for those uninformed persons it means a Mercedes-Benz roadster - top down kinda cars) and we currently (Aug99) have 20 members.   return to top of page . Mugs, Thugs & Plugs Last May 30, 2004   . Fort Waleke - Bed & Breakfast Last Oct 10, 2003