Michael D. Miesch, Jr. was born on a cotton farm in Red River county Texas in 1934. He went on to earn a Ph.D., in Entomology and retired after 40 years working as a chemist doing research, formulation and product development. Mike and Ann have been married for 55 years and have three sons and five grandchildren. As a Roman Catholic, Mike has been a daily communicant since 1970, and he and Ann are Lay Dominicans and members of the Serra Club.