The Birth of a Legend

1963

• Oct. My entrance into the world went without fanfare. In the Team Valley, Gateshead, The Land of Eng.

1968

• At tender age of 5 I go to live in Childrens home with my sister Marilyn in Wrekenton, Gateshead.

1973

• Aged 10. Leave Children’s home & go to live with my Dad & step mother Janet in Leam Lane.
• family now includes step brother & sister Christopher & Kim Hewit.
• Half brothers Steven & Ian
• Sister Marilyn

1977

• Aged 14 I go to live with Mother in the Team Valley
• With half sister Yvonne & her son Wayne. Also the lodger Geordie McClean.

1980

• May. Aged 16. Leave school with 10 CSE’s including Computer Studies & Economic Studies.
• Oct. Introduced to the Mormon Missionaries.
• Nov. Aged 17. Baptised into LDS church by Elder Steve Paige & Elder Keith Nolan.

1981

• Aged 17. Join Royal Army Pay Corps in Worthy Down, Winchester, Hampshire.

1982

• April. Gateshead ITec. One year alleged Computer Programming training course

1983

• April. Seek my fortune by hitch hiking to London. Squatted in Brixton.
• July. Aged 19. Join Seven Trent Water Authority as Trainee Computer Programmer, in Birmingham.

1984

• Dec. 3 weeks traing at the Missionary Training Centre for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Provo, Utah, USA.

1985

• January. Canada Toronto Mission.
• 1st Area Mississauga. With Elder Robin Ray from Raymond
• Elder John Johnson from Texas, USA.
• 2nd Area. Scarborough. With Elder Jeff Stulce from Utah.
• Elder Gordon Banks from Utah.
• Third area. Mildlands with Elder ? from Calafornia, USA

1986

• Elder Gary Redmonds from England.
• Elder Eric Vance from Utah.
• Elder Troy Hansen from Utah.

1987

• July. Aged 23. Joined Wessex Water Authority as Trainee Computer Programmer in Bath, England

1988

• Joined Natwest Bank. Job Title: Computer Programmer in London, England.

1989

Jan. Join American Airlines (Sabre) as a Computer Programmer in Texas, USA. Sept. Join British Airways as a Computer Programmer in London, England.

1995

• Sept. Aged 31. Married Milagros from Madrid Spain/ Brisbane Australia at Hyde Park Chapel, South Kensington, London then Sealed in LDS Temple.

1998

• March. 1st son Pablo born

2000

• October. 2nd Son Samuel born

2007

• Mar. Voluntary redundancy from British Airways.
• May. Move to Brisbane, Australia. Work for IBM as a DBA at Energex
• Jul. Work for Thiess as senior Java Developer

2009

• Mar. Made redundant by Thiess. Return to UK
• Sept. Daughter Isabel born

2010

• Mar. Work for Lebara

2011

• Mar. Work for Medidata in London/New York

2012

• Jun. Work for Thomas Cook as C# & SQL Server developer

2014

• September. Divorced.
• Made redundant from Thomas Cook
• December. Move to Australia

2020

• February. Aged 56. Married Fay at Kangaroo Point, Queensland, Australia.
• October. Sealed in LDS Brisbane Temple