Robert Scott Gay, Jr.:
CLASS OF 1954
Waynesboro High SchoolClass of 1954
Waynesboro, GA
Robert Scott's Story
04-06-08=Waynesboro, Georgia 30830
"The Bird Dog Capital of The World"
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Robert Scott Gay, Jr.
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Birth date: March 29, 1937
Burke County, Georgia-USA
Graduated: Waynesboro High School =1954
Married: June 28, 1959=Sylvia Leard:
Royston, Georgia-USA=( Note:Also Home of Baseball
Player: Ty Cobb )
Sylvia's Birth Date: February 19, 1937
Two Children: ( Boys )==
1. Scott Morgan Gay: Birth Date: July 22, 1963
2. Paul Andrew Gay: Birth Date: December 5, 1968
Four Grandchildren== ( Two Boys--Two Girls )
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Military Service:
U. S. Army ( National Guard)--( 1955-1963 )
8 Years. 2 Months and 22 Days==
Honorable Discharge: October 21, 1963=Sgt.E-5
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Education: ( 12 years )
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6 Years Grammar School
2 Years Jr. High School
4 Years High School
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Business Education/Special Training:
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1. Midwest School of Communications:
(Railroad Transportation/Communications)
2. Dun & Bradstreet:
( Credit and Financial Analysis )
3. Bureau of Business Practice:
( Business Management )
4. Dale Carnegie
( Effective Speaking and Human Relations )
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Employment:
1954-1956: Engaged in farming--Owner & Operator
Burke County Georgia-USA
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1956-1963: Savannah & Atlanta Railway Company
Savannah, Georgia-USA
1.==Title: Assistant Manager, Operations and
Engineering Dept. 1956-1959
2.==Title: General Agent, Waynesboro, Georgia-USA
1959-1963
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1963-1984: Perfection Products Company:
Waynesboro, Georgia-USA
Division of: Hupp Corp./ White Westinghouse
Cleveland, Ohio-USA
Title: Vice President of Sales ( Domestic & Export )
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1984-1988: M & S Chemical Company
Greenville, South Carolina-USA
Title: District Sales Manager
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1988-2004: S & S Distributing Company
North Augusta, South Carolina-USA
Owner/Partnership
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2004-"RETIRED"
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AFFILIATIONS:
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1. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, WAYNESBORO, GA.
TAUGHT SUNDAY SCHOOL:COLLEGE/CAREER
GROUP:===SING ADULT CHOIR, TEANOR
2. WAYNESBORO ROTARY CLUB ( 47 YEARS )
*** 47 YEARS PERFECT ATTENDANCE ***
3. WAYNESBORO COUNTRY CLUB
*** HAVE SIX (6) HOLE-IN-ONE'S !! ***
4. GOSHEN PLANTATION COUNTRY CLUB
5. APPLEWOOD GOLF CLUB
6. THR RIVER GOLF CLUB
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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
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1. GAMA ( GAS APPLIANCE MANUFACTURERS ASSN.)
RESIDENTIAL HOME HEATING COMMITTEE
2. AGA (AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION
RESIDENTIAL HOME HEATING MANUFACTURER
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
3. SGA ( SOUTHERN GAS ASSOCIATION )
4. GUILD OF ANCIENT SUPPLIERS--YEOMAN
5. C.S.S.A. (CAROLINA SANITARY SUPPLY ASSN.)
6. ISSA (INTERNATIONAL SANITARY SUPPLY ASSN. )
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INTERESTS:
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MUSIC, GOLF, TRAVEL, FISHING AND HUNTING
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AFTER GRADUATION; ( 1954 ) FROM:
WAYNESBORO HIGH SCHOOL
I LIVED IN BURKE COUNTY
( WAYNESBORO, GEO...Expand for more
RGIA-USA )
I MARRIED SYLVIA LEARD FROM ROYSTON, GA -USA.
JUNE 28, 1959. I WAS EMPLOYED WITH THE
SAVANNAH & ATLANTA RAILWAY COMPANY
( SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEMS )
AND SYLVIA TAUGHT SCHOOL WITH THE
BURKE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
( SYLVIA TAUGHT HISTORY--5TH. GRADE. )
SYLVIA AND I MOVED TO SAVANNAH, GEORGIA IN
SEPTEMBER,1960, DUE TO JOB CHANGES WITH THE
SAVANNAH & ATLANTA RAILWAY COMPANY. SYLVIA
TRANSFERRED TO THE CHATHAM COUNTY SCHOOL
SYSTEM, AND TAUGHT SCHOOL THERE UNTIL WE
MOVED BACK TO WAYNESBORO, GEORGIA-USA IN
JUNE- 1962 WHEN I WAS APPOINTED TO THE
POSITION OF GENERAL AGENT AT WAYNESBORO.
IN 1963 THE SAVANNAH & ATLANTA RAILWAY COMPANY
MERGED WITH THE CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
(SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM),
AND I WAS OFFERED A POSITION
WITH THE RAILROAD IN CHICAGO,
OR WASHINGTON, DC. AT THAT TIME, I WAS A
MEMBER OF THE WAYNESBORO ROTARY CLUB;
AND THE PRESIDENT OF PERFECTION
PRODUCTS COMPANY, WHO WAS ALSO A ROTARIAN,
OFFERED ME A POSITION WITH
PERFECTION PRODUCTS COMPANY;--AND,
RATHER THAN MOVING FROM WAYNESBORO,
I DECIDED TO MAKE A CHANGE IN MY CAREER.
I WORKED WITH PERFECTION PRODUCTS
COMPANY FOR 21 YEARS.
HOWEVER, DUE TO A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP,
I DECIDED TO RESIGN MY POSITION AS
VICE PRESIDENT, SALES IN 1984.
AT THAT TIME, I DECIDED ON A POSITION AS
DISTRICT SALES MANAGER, WITH
M & S CHEMICAL COMPANY,
GREENVILLE , SOUTH CAROLINA.
IN 1988, I MADE A DECISION TO GO INTO
BUSINESS AS AN (OWNER/PARTNER) WITH A
FRIEND WHO LIVED IN NORTH AUGUSTA,
SOUTH CAROLINA. WE OPENED OUR COMPANY,
S & S DISTRIBUTING COMPANY IN FEBRUARY, 1988.
AFTER MANAGING THE CONPANY FOR 16 YEARS,
I RETIRED IN MARCH, 2004, AND SOLD
MY PART OF THE COMPANY TO MY OLDEST
SON , SCOTTY.
WE JUST TRY TO ENJOY OUR RETIREMENT AND
TRAVEL TO GATLINBURG, TENN. 2--3 TIMES A
YEAR AS WE LOVE THE MOUNTAINS AND ENJOY
THE COLOR CHANGE OF THE LEAVES IN OCTOBER
EACH YEAR. WE ALSO TRAVEL TO VARIOUS
BEACHES AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR. AND,
OF COURSE, THERE ARE
THE GRANDCHILDREN TO KEEP UP WITH;
BALL GAMES, DANCING, ETC.
ALSO, WE HAVE THE MEDICAL PROBLEMS THAT
SYLVIA AND I HAVE TO WORK AROUND. SYLVIA
HAS HAD SRVERAL OPERATIONS SINCE
SHE RETIRED FROM TEACHING (32 YEARS.)
IN JULY, 1999 SYLVIA HAD
BREAST CANCER SURGERY;--AND,
I HAD BACK SURGERY AT THE SAME TIME.
I SEEMED TO BE OK AFTER MY BACK SURGERY
IN 1999; HOWEVER, I HAD BACK SURGERY
AGAIN ON DECEMBER 16, 2006.
I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY
FOR ADDITIONAL SURGERY; HOWEVER, MY DOCTOR
TELLS ME THAT IT MAY BE NECESSARY
TO CORRECT FURTHER PROBLEMS.
I AM NOW LOOKING INTO GOING TO THE
MAYO CLINIC, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.
NOTE:=====
I HAD MY REGULAR "STRSS TEST" IN FEBRUARY, AND A HEART CATH. ON FEB.20
2009 REVEALED THAT "OPEN HEART" SURGERY WOULD BE NECESSARY. THIS OPERATIOPN WAS DONE FEB. 23, 2009.
FOUR (4) BY-PASSES.--I AM STILL RECOVERING FROM THIS, AND MY DOCTOR TELLS ME THAT IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 6 MONTHS BEFORE I WOULD FEEL THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK.--I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS TIME !!
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR CLASS REUNION
IN 2009 ( OUR 55 TH. ) IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO
SEE CLASSMATES AND GET UP-DATES ON EVENTS
WITH EVERYONE. I DO SEE SOME CLASSMATES
FROM TIME TO TIME HERE AT WAYNESBORO. AND,
OF COURSE, THE USE OF THE INTERNET KEEPS
ME IN TOUCH WITH OTHER CLASSMATES.
BEST REGARDS; YOUR CLASSMATE=1954
ROBERT SCOTT GAY, JR.
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