Rock Whitehouse

Rock Whitehouse grew up in Westlake, Ohio, a far-western suburb of Cleveland, back when it was mostly farms and grape vineyards. He and other kids his age picked grapes in the summer for 50 cents a bushel. There were plenty of open fields and woods for kids to explore and Rock and his friends spent much of their 'idle' time outside.

He began his working career in the Air Force at NSA Fort Meade before his 19th birthday. He later served at Shemya AFB (now Eareckson Air Station), Alaska, then SAC HQ at Offutt AFB, Nebraska.

After service he obtained his Bachelor of Science in Biology, studying first at Lorain County Community College and then Cleveland State University under the GI Bill. Rock has always praised the education he got, calling it the best cheap education anyone could ask for. He was a Registered Medical Technologist for many years, working in the laboratory information systems industry. He retired in 2015.

He's never been all work and no play so together with his long-suffering (like, 43 years long) wife Carey, he has two wonderful daughters, an equal number of exceptional sons-in-law, and five just-as-wonderful grandchildren. Together they are the glue of his life and a constant source of joy.

Rock is an instrument rated private pilot. His first aircraft was a beautiful 1968 Beech 'SuperMouse' Musketeer, the second a 1964 Cessna 210D. He is currently planeless, and likely to remain so. (sigh)