Jerry Pipes

Jerry D. Pipes was born on All Saints Day in 1937 to Lloyd and Charlotte Pipes in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Broad Ripple High School in 1955 (Go Rockets!). Jerry enrolled at Butler University (Go Bulldogs!) in 1955 and graduated with a BS from Anderson University (IN) in 1966. He gives credit to the US Army (1962-1964) for helping him focus on computers and growing up. He earned his MA at Chapman University 1971 and his doctorate from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana in 1974. Jerry married Janet Culbertson on August 22, 1964. They are celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary this year. Their first son Marco was born in July 1968. Matt Pipes was born in September 1970. Matt illustrated the cover of the Spy book. Jerry taught English, history, psychology and Driver Training to grades 7-12 in Indiana and California. 1n 1973 he was appointed assistant Principal at Wapahani High School. He was named a Doctoral Fellow at Ball State University in 1973-1974. After completion of his doctorate he was appointed Director of Personnel and Student Services Director at Lacrosse, WI in 1974. He was Superintendent San Juan Island School District from 1977-1980 at Friday Harbor, WA. He was a partner and Vice President and later President of Human Resource Associates 1981-1987 (Seattle, Tacoma, Belleview, Washington and San Jose California). Later he was acting Adult High School Principal at Clover Park Vocational College in Tacoma 1987-1989. In 1989 he was a Proposal Specialist and Book and Proposal Manager at Boeing Defense and Space Co 1989 - 2000 and a book manager at Steven Myers and Associates Newport Beach (CA) 2000-2005. In retirement, he had time and developed an interest in travel and mystery writing. After many false starts he completed his first mystery-The Spy Who Came To Deer Harbor. He learned spies and spying from a retired MI5 agent who taught a comprehensive seminar on Espionage. He was fascinated by KGB assassination stories and visitation to spy haunts in London, England. Jerry, Janet and Marco live in Tucson and Matt practices his art in San Francisco.