Bootes Donald

American engineer who tests off-the-scale for his outstanding mechanical ability. Crazy for speed-racing from youth, he had a motorcycle at 17 and was a Go-Kart racer from his college days. He won national meets on 7/03/1987 and 7/04/1987. On 7/06/1987, Bootes crashed into the vehicle of his best friend. He broke three ribs and punctured his lung, which caused him to bleed in his chest and required a period of leisure toward recovery. Bootes began a business of designing, building and racing Go-Karts in 1989. He met Lynn Hawley on 2/14/1987, at which time they began a relationship; Don and Lynn married on 10/06/1990. They adopted their son, Kenneth Ray Bootes, who was born on 3/21/1998, and brought him home from the hospital when he was one day old. Read less