BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH


 Christopher Ryan Penton was born in the deep fried southern town of Tuscaloosa,

AL. After moving to Texas, Georgia and South Carolina he finally came to rest in the

quaint, one redlight town of Lecanto, FL. His inquisitive mind, always taking toys apart,

blowing up everything with his chemistry set, and asking his parents endless questions

eventually propelled him into a B.S. degree in microbiology. He then went to work as a

high school chemistry teacher where he continued with the fascination of watching things

explode (much to the delight of his students) and then went on to work in the Everglades

with the South Florida Water Management District. He has one brother Garrett, who

attends the University of Florida on a track scholarship and two sisters, an Australian

shepherd and a black lab. His wife Stephanie, who ardently supported him through the

past several years, has also recently completed her education, culminating in an M.D.

degree. He and his wife currently reside in Michigan, where the snow is as abundant as

the Florida sun.