A Master Mason Kendall Lodge #897 and Shriner at Alzafar Temple San Antonio.
Member of the Texas A&M college rodeo team with scholarship as a bareback bronc rider.
Worked at livestock sale barns and as a cowboy to pay for college at Texas A&M University "Class Of 1988".
A qualified contestant at the 2003 and 2004 National Senior Pro Rodeo Finals in Nevada as a heeler in the Team Roping event.
Licensed private pilot since 1991 and took only 9 weeks start to finish to receive license.
Two daughters Taylor D'lynn and Courtney Makae.
A former partner in Strait Music Management and Two Guys from Texas publishing in Nashville Tennessee with Trey Strait. The business is no longer in operation.
1998 Red Steagall Invitational Team Roping Champion Houston, Texas.