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Jonathan Wayde Celani, 46, attended Penn State University from 1981 to 1987. Initially, he majored in Landscape Architecture and then decided to pursue an Art Career. But after three years, although he was an accomplished artist receiving awards at Penn State and had his sculptures displayed in the University Museum, he decided to switch to an Electrical Engineering major and subsequently, in 1987, earned his Bachelor�s Degree in that field. While at Penn State, Jonathan was a member and served as president of the "pink elephant" fraternity, Delta Sigma Phi. After graduation, he became employed immediately at Cherry Technologies in Rhode Island, but after spending some time at Raytheon and Polaroid, he settled at Linear Technology in Massachusetts and New Hampshire where he is employed today as an electronic engineer designing computer chips. In 1989, he married his wife, Sharon, and they settled in New Hampshire by purchasing a home that needed many repairs, including replacing the kitchen cabinets and counters. He became an accomplished carpenter and builder and brought the house up to code, installed new plumbing, the heating and air conditioning systems, and personally added four additional rooms and a master bath with a two car garage underneath the new addition. At present, he is renovating a 4 unit townhouse. He is an officer at his Hunting and Fishing Club. Jonathan is the father of three children: Alexandra (18), Erik (16) and Kristen (13).