I left Lane in 1952 to go to work as I felt at that time that making money was more important than education. I later went to Jamaica Evening High School to get my diploma. In 1956 I started in the fastener industry as a truck driver and worked my way through shipping, receiving, inspection, purchasing and eventually wound up in sales and became General Manager. I worked at various companies as GM and in 1983 started my own. I am very proud that in 1989 and again in 1992 we received SBA awards as we were nominated for Small Business Sub-contractor of the year. During Desert Storm we had screws on the Patriot Missile. In 2001 I sold out and am staying on as a sales rep to keep busy and keep the continuity with the customers. |
Fred in 1953
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In 1958 I got married and we are still together, the proud parents of a daughter who in 2001 after 13 years of marriage and two children became a CPA, passing her exam on the first try. My son-in-law is a licensed plumber in Suffolk County and they have a nice house in Smithtown with my two grandchildren, a girl now 10 who takes piano lessons, and does Irish step-dancing and a boy who is 8 and loves science and baseball. CLICK ON PICTURE TO RETURN TO 1953 |
