Willis L Drake

Willis L. Drake was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. One year after graduating from Sumner High School, Willis met the love of his life, Mary Ann Byas, who became his wife of 55 years and the mother of their three children. For 30+ years, Willis was a successful federal civil servant at the Department of Defense. He also founded and operated a small consulting business, Male Duck Incorporated (MDI). After Mary Ann's death in 2015, Willis published his first book, I...See more

Willis L. Drake was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. One year after graduating from Sumner High School, Willis met the love of his life, Mary Ann Byas, who became his wife of 55 years and the mother of their three children. For 30+ years, Willis was a successful federal civil servant at the Department of Defense. He also founded and operated a small consulting business, Male Duck Incorporated (MDI). After Mary Ann's death in 2015, Willis published his first book, I Missed the Bus, But I Arrived On Time! at the age of 78. See less