He was a graduate of Bathurst High School and of the Memramcook Institute before serving with the Royal Canadian Army in World War II in Canada and overseas. In 1946, he returned with his Italian war bride and started a general store in Shippagan

. Eight years later, he opened a grocery store in West Bathurst (corner of Queen and Riverside). He later became regional agent for Prudential Life Insurance, until he was hired to the accounting department at the Belledune Smelter. He then join

ed the management of Blanchard Motors (now Bayside Chrysler Dodge) and lastly became part owner of Devaal Motors (Honda Dealer). He retired when the business was sold.

He was a member of Holy Family Church, Herman J. Good, V.C. Br. 18 Royal Canadian Legion, the Knights of Columbus, Friends In Song, lifetime membership to Gowan Brae Golf Club, the Bathurst Curling Club and the Bathurst Arts Society.