Tim O'Byrne was raised as an "army brat," finishing high school in Alberta. He then spent 16 years as a cowboy working on the big ranches of Alberta, British Columbia and the western United States. He now lives in Picture Butte, Alberta, with his wife Chris and their son Mark.
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