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Personal Bio of Kevin Staker |
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Kevin Staker and Wife Mari in a Samburu Village in Kenya, East Africa (2006) Kevin Staker |
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www.staker.com Kevin Staker Kevin was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 11, 1954. His father, A. Gail Staker, was one of the first graduates in electrical engineering to be educated in the engineering of computers. When Kevin was only two weeks old his family moved to Southern California (South Gate to be exact) so his father could work for Hughes Electronics. Kevin Staker They then moved to Hawthorne, California. His mother, Toni Staker, remembers Kevin leading the older neighborhoods kids around in play. Kevin always has wanted to be in charge. Kevin Staker After a couple of months of kindergarten, the family moved to Woodland Hills. (His sister Traci and brother Matt having been born in the meantime.) Kevin lived the life of an idyllic baby boomer childhood with his mother home full time and many adventures around the neighborhood. (He is proud to note he never got arrested.) Kevin Staker Kevin took up motocross racing as a teenager. He was so serious he missed his senior prom in high school because he had an important race the next day. He had one of the first factory racing bikes sold to the general public by Yamaha. For many races, he was the first into the first turn (only to be passed a number of times in the course of the race, he was not the most reckless of riders into the turns.) With his then slight build and long hair flowing behind him in a pony tail, many a racer later reported the great incentive he had to pass him. "I did not want to get beat by a girl." Kevin served a two year mission for the LDS (Mormon) Church in southern Italy (still pretty fluent). He was a ski instructor at Brigham Young University (imagine, the adoring coeds). He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Economics. Kevin Staker He married Marilou Bench in 1977. Her father, Ruel Bench, is a world famous orthodontist, lecturing around the world. Mari worked to support them through law school at the University of Utah. He helped build and then worked as a waiter at the very popular (at the time) Old Salt City Jail Restaurant. Kevin Staker They were in a major auto accident just before their wedding. Mari was seriously injured when a dump truck lost its brakes and ran a red light. Mari should have been killed and Kevin should have been seriously injured. Instead, Kevin, although a bit bloody, was not seriously injured. (He got himself into the ambulance with Mari.) They used the settlement to purchase their first home. (Mari earned every penny of it and more with the pain and suffering she endured.) Kevin Staker Kevin became a bishop in the LDS Church at the young age of 30 (to
audible gasps in the congregation). He lost the Republican primary for the
California State Assembly to Tom McClintock in 1990.
Kevin Staker Their daughter Marisa has the world's best job, VIP tour guide at Disneyland. She is the favorite tour guide for a number of celebrities. Kevin is very proud to report that one celebrity, who is about as famous a person there is in the United States, schedules his visits with his family to Disneyland to dates when Marisa is available. Pretty heady stuff! Son Sean is on an LDS mission in southern . . . New Jersey. Not quite as glamorous as Italy but still very rewarding. Sean is working hard and has a great attitude. Those who are not members of the LDS Church might find it interesting that missionaries lead a rather ascetic life. Sean can only call home twice a year, Mother's Day and Christmas. However, he does email us once each week. He does missionary work over 60 hours each week. He must always be with his companion when outside of their apartment. There is certainly no dating. College is on hold for the two years he is away. However, it is a very rewarding and life altering experience, learning how to convert others to a religion, working hard, quite a great experience. Kevin plays golf (rather avidly but badly) and bicycles (road and mountain). He and Mari love to travel, especially adventure travel. Contact Information for Kevin Staker Email for Kevin Staker: kgs@staker.com Work Phone for
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