Willem Wery

Willem was diagnosed with CF at the age of 8 in 1968. He graduated with a B.S. degree in engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle. He is happily married to his high-school sweetheart, Kathy. They have two adult sons and a granddaughter. Willem worked in high tech for 31 years --  11 years with IBM and 20 with Intel, traveling extensively around the world. He left Intel in 2013 on medical disability due to the challenges of his disease. In his healthier years, he was an avid snow skier, water skier, biker, hiker, camper, and traveler, and he's even barefoot waterskied. These days, he most enjoys being on his boat and spending time with family and friends.