Rick Leaton:  

Life Well it took me a while to settle down. I actually started college while I was still a senior at Wa-Hi, then transferred up to my hometown of Bellingham and attended WWU for ~3yrs. I came back to Walla Walla to work on the Buchanon ranch during college breaks for 3 summers. I ran out of school money so I built houses for awhile, mostly in Bellingham. Eventually I decided to get more college money by joining the Army, ugh! I loved being in Europe but the military wasn't a good long term fit for me. After my 2 yr stint as a 'soldier' I went back the states to get finish a Computer Engineering degree in Corvallis OR (OSU). I married my wife Karen in the spring of 1993. I was a computer engineer working on the HP Omnibook notebook computers for 9 years. After the HP-Compaq merger of 2002 I 'transfered' to Boise, Idaho to work on the development of personal LaserJet printers. A very healthy place to be considering the economy. We have 2 boys - Scotty born in 94, and Michael, my stepson who has already left the nest to pursue new adventures in Denver Colorado related to real estate an is now living in Nampa ID, married with 4 kids. I really like living the pacific NW, especially with all the skiing, mtn biking, white water rafting, tennis, windsufing, camping, running, dirt biking and other outdoor choices near h...Expand for more