Rodney was born and raised in the Town of Spencer, MA. and graduated from David Prouty High School. In the late 1960’s he was recruited into the US Army and served 14 months in Vietnam. He was married for 30 years and is the father of 2 children, Tonia and Daryl with 2 grandchildren. He had a successful career in construction until 1990 when he became the founder and owner of Liberty Builders, a flourishing home building company. Liberty Builders is still an established contracting business today. Rodney is a member of the Worcester Regional Assoc. of Realtors, the Builders Association of Central Mass. and is also a member of the Spencer Board of Health and the Worcester Lodge of Elks.