Ray Willis:  

Life I am still political, but not as active. I have evolved from the socialist and activist that I was through years in DC working for Dem and Repub governors to being a predominantly liberal/conservative Republican. I have moved from teaching college through government and political positions to being an entrepreneur and running biotech and software development companies. I have been through one long but ultimately failed marriage to a wonderful woman who produced two creative children for us. I am a recent grandfather. My second wife, another wonderful but very different woman, brought three additional children (older) in to my life. My first wife is Jewish, my kids are Jewish and I am an adopted atheist. My second wife is Korean; her three kids are part Polish and part Korean. I am not active in any religion but I appreciate the values of those around me who are religious and I share most of their values. I have lived in many beautiful places since leaving Colorado after graduating from CU: NYC, Long Island, Princeton, DC, Virginia and Chicago. I went on (against all expectations of my teachers at Wasson) and received a MA degree, finished all the work for a Ph.D. and have almost enough credits for a second MA. I still want to go back to teaching. As an ex-Army brat I still must travel the world. The southwest coast of France, Japan and Australia are at the top of my list. My wife is a long time art gallery owner, so we spend a lot of time visiting galleries on our vacations around the US. Our favorites are Santa Fe, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and NYC. We currently live in a beautiful, private village along the Fox River in the far northwest suburbs of Chicago. Our house is part passive solar and looks like a Colorado house, with many horses and wild animals all around. My goal is to move back to Colorado where two of my brothers still live and where a third is also trying to return. My adventurous brother was in Iraq working for Flour and now more reecently in Afganistan. My youngest brother is a known person in the nuclear recovery and clean-up industry. My other brother still lives in t...Expand for more