I started in my father s jewelry store in Yuma Arizona in 1977. I learned to make jewelry and Lapidary of Opal and turquoise. Later I moved to Scottsdale Arizona and worked at Rosenzweig s Scottsdale Fashions Square. Randy Williams (WR Williams) was working at the Rosenzweig s Downtown. We became great friends when we were both transferred to Tucson Rosenzweig s. After Rosenzweig s we went to work for various Independent Jewelers in Phoenix Az. We both decided to open stores ourselves Randy WR Williams (Goldwater s) and mine was Freytag and Farrar Jewelers in New Mexico. Thru ought the years we also kept in touch and would meet in Phoenix or at tradeshows in Las Vegas.