Bryan John Farrell, always Johnny, was born on a homestead near the Sun River in Montana. He was the last of eight children, born to an Irish French Catholic family. Raised in San Francisco with little guidance, allowed to learn on his terms. Rather restless nature, dropped out school, joined the Navy and married by 17. Returning to San Francisco to raise his family, graduated from SF University, engineering degree, and worked many years in the Silicon Valley Technical industry. Hobbies over the years, Jogging, Bay to Breakers race many times, off -road motorcycle endurance, many times, antique collecting French and English 17th century, Oil painting, landscapes.