in 1954. In 1965 he became a federal judge.

Ruth Doyle didn’t leave the political aspirations to her husband.

Mark and Sue Green stand outside the Makhokho Secondary School in Kenya, where Mark Green taught in the late 1980s.

Mark Green, shown with an unidentified youth in western Kenya, taught there in the late 1980s.

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Mark Green (right) moved at age 4 from Australia to Green Bay, where he grew up swimming and playing backyard football with younger brothers Adam (center) and Chris.

A newspaper clipping shows Mark Green leading UW-Eau Claire to its fifth consecutive swim title in February 1982.

Jim Doyle takes the oath of office as state attorney general in January 1991. It was a return to politics after taking time away for family.

Sunday: In the Doyle household, liferevolved around politics. For the Green family, the focus was on school and swimming. Monday:Jim Doyle's entry in the Peace Corps took him to Tunisia. Mark Green, too, spent time teaching in Africa. Tuesday: At age 30, Jim Doyle made a leap into politics. For Mark Green, former Gov. Tommy Thompson became his political guide.Wednesday:Jim Doyle's 2002 gubernatorial win capped a political rise, as he won the job that eluded his father. For Mark Green, a stint in Congress would lead to a new opportunity.

It was 1960, and Jim Doyle, then 14, was listening to a speech from the balcony of the Union Theater in Madison when a security official tapped him on the shoulder and asked him to step outside.

It was no ordinary request.

The speaker was John