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1959 -
enrolled at Georgia Tech following Paxon high school
graduation |
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1962 -
married high school sweetheart ( Sandra Lee
Oppenheimer - class of 1960 ) |
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Dec 13,
1963 - I graduated from Tech at one o'clock with a
degree in Building Construction. Sandra delivered a
baby girl at three o'clock |
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Commissioned as Second Lieutenant in U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers - Ft. Belvoir, Va. |
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1965 -
assigned to 79th Engineer Battalion, Pirmasens,
Germany, as Platoon Leader. Involved in numerous
construction projects throughout Europe ( Germany,
Italy, France and Turkey ) while in this position |
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1966 -
reassigned to Ft. Belvoir as Company Commander and
Senior Tactical Officer at Engineer Officer
Candidate School. Promoted to Captain. |
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1967 -
volunteered for service in Vietnam ( was going to
happen anyway ), and was assigned as Company
Commander in 87th Engineer Battalion headquartered
at Cam Rahn Bay. We were responsible for keeping
main north-south route open from Phan Rang to the
south to Nha Trang in the north. |
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Resigned
my Commission and returned to States. |
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1968 -
70 moved back to Jacksonville and worked as
Project Manager for Preston Haskell Company |
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1971 -
offered position as Southeast Regional Vice
President of a subsidiary of The Charter Company
(Jacksonville). Moved to Atlanta. |
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1986 -
purchased local assets of Charter Company and
incorporated San/Dall Group, Inc. Primarily involved
in land development, custom homebuilding, asbestos
abatement, and commercial construction. |
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Currently
semi-retired (fighting it every step of the way),
but enjoying the hell out of my 6 grandsons.
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