User:Johnkramel

I use my actual name as a user name. Why not? Born in 1943 in a Cleveland suburb, I now live in upstate New York after spending half my life in Miami, Florida.

I have degrees in Mathematics (Computer Science) and English. I have now retired, but my main career was in computer software development. After I retired from my last software job, I worked as an arts organization administrator for several years before final retirement. I continue to work occasionally as a developer and website designer to supplement my Social Security income.

Sometimes when reading a Wikipedia article, I've seen misspellings, grammatical errors or factual errors that I can fix. So I became a User so I can do that. I have thus far only edited a few pages. I am now creating my first full article, about musician/composer/visual artist Richard Landry. I first encountered Landry during the New Music America festival 1988 in Miami, when he directed his Mass for Pentecostal Sunday. I have met him a number of times since then and am constantly amazed at the depth and breadth of his artistry. I was recently amazed to find that there is no Wikipedia article about him, although he is referenced in at least 30 existing articles.