Herb was born in 1926 in Kent, Minnesota. At the age
of four, his family moved to Helena, Montana. In
1944, he joined the Army Air Corps. Following his
discharge, he returned to Montana. In 1952 he
graduated from Denver University with a degree in
Civil Engineering. Upon graduation, he accepted a
job with the California State Highway Department.
While working in California, he met and married his
wife Connie. Herb and Connie have been married for
over 50 years and have four children and nine
grandchildren.
Herb received a Masters Degree in Public
Administration from the University of Alaska in
1971. He served as the City Manager of five cities
in California and Alaska. While in Alaska, he also
worked as a hunting guide, which fell right in with
his hobbies, hunting, fishing and trapshooting. He
retired in 1986.
Herb’s trapshooting career began in 1964 at the
Palmdale Fin and Feather Club in California. Over
the years he has been a member of numerous clubs
throughout Alaska, California, Washington and
Hawaii. In over 40 years of competition he has shot
trap in many of the United States and the Provinces
of Canada. Herb was instrumental in establishing the
Alaska State PITA Hall of Fame.
His shooting accomplishments are many:
• He was on the PITA All Star Team in 1992, 1993,
1994, 1996, 1997, and 2000.
• He has been on the Washington State High Average
Team in 1997, 1998, 2000, and 2001.
• Numerous Grand Pacific and state level wins
between 1982 and 2004
• Reaching the PITA 100,000 milestone in 1999
• His induction into the Alaska Hall of Fame in 1993
• Serving as President of the Alaska State PITA in
1985-86 and 1989-93
• He has shot 37 100 straights from the 16 yard
line, his first in 1979
• Shot 100 straight in a handicap in 1965
• Attained the 27 yard line in 1993
Herb, along with other shooters, worked to establish
the Valdez Shotgun Trap Club in 1975 and in 1985 the
shooting range in Waikoloa, Hawaii. He currently
serves on the Boards for the Bellingham Gun Club and
the Lynden Shotgun Club. Annually, Herb donates much
of his time and resources to the sport of
trapshooting including the FFA student’s
trapshooting competition held in Lynden, WA.
