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Joseph J. Gop, Jr. born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts April 20th, 1944 parents Joseph J Gop and Mary(Bentley-Vosbrugh)Gop grandparents on father's side came from Poland. Grandparents on mothers side have ben in American since his great-great-great grandfather, Myles Standish came over on the Mayflower. Heritage blood line goes from {13 Mar 1816 Elisha Waldow Bentley, through Oren Day Vosbrugh, Sylvester Turner, Fannie Beatress Vosbrugh. Served in the USMC during the Vietnam war, went to Justint Dewey School & Searles High both in Great Barrington, Ma where he was born and raised. After USMC, was a soap actor on CBS THE DOCTORS. Has been a special investigator for Wells Fargo, K-9 Officer, (worker for Publix) also a nurse's aide, volunteer fireman. Is now retired since 2011 after surgery for prostrate cancer and had his prostrate removed. after six more surgeries, plus two others including a sling, plus a hindge in back, and shoulder cup broken for 20 years. Currently is a mystery writer-creator of the Drake Bentley-"Mystery Files" They were published through CreateSpace/Amazon.com Can be found at amazon.com/ as well as Books-A-Million, and Barnes 7 Noble They are "MID NIGHT LACE a play ISBN-13: 978-1482318630; The Case of the Secret Doorway   ISBN-13: 978-1482318531; Darkness Within ISBN-13:978-1482624762; Noir or Not Noir  ISBN-13: 978-1482639933: Only One Life To Live  ISBN-13: 978-1482713954: The Beginning Files   ISBN-13: 978-1492811800                                                 He currently resides in Venice, FL with his wife Myrna(Meg) since 1977 they have five children (her former marriage) greatgrandchildren and grandchildren, plus a 15 year olf toy poodle, Jet, six year old rabbit, CoCo Buni, and 3 year old Cha-pincher, MoKita.