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Raised
on a tobacco farm in Buffalo Springs, VA. His father was
recognized as the longest re-elected county official in
the State of
VA serving 43 years. |
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Raised
3 daughters on his own after his wife, Betty Jane, died
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lung cancer in 1989. Has 7 beautiful grandkids. |
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Mason
for 46 years |
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1960
- joined RJ Reynolds
1967 - went international and became an executive in Asia
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1960’s
- started investing in real estate for development |
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1972
- joined Piedmont Leaf Company; headed up international
sales;
became President - increased profits 500%! |
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Former
President of PTA |
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1985—formed
his own international tobacco company... |
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Traveled
around the world through his years in pursuit of international
trade in leaf tobacco |
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1996
- purchased Lake Louise Golf Club in Mocksville; developed
130 units of residential development around the golf course |
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Former Director of Salem Trust Bank (purchased by CCB) |
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Founding
& Current Board Director of Bank of the Carolinas |
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Member
Partner and Founder of "Kinderton" a 350-acre
Residential and Commercial Development in Bermuda Run,
NC which has increased the tax base in the town
of Bermuda Run and Davie County by tens of millions of
dollars—the commercial component of Kinderton has
created many high paying jobs! |
