Charles Fountain:
CLASS OF 1962
Jordan Vocational High SchoolClass of 1962
Columbus, GA
University of Miami - EngineeringClass of 1971
Coral gables, FL
Charles's Story
Life
WAS MARRIED FOR 41 YEARS. WE HAVE ONE SON WHO IS 36 AND IS A LAWYER IN PALM BEACH COUNTY FLORIDA. I HAVE TWO GRANDSONS.
OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL I WENT INTO THE AIR FORCE, WHERE I SERVED IN FLA, MISS, NEVADA, PANAMA CITY.
AFTER THE SERVICE I ATTENDED SCHOOL ON THE GI BILL, AND GRADUATED FROM THE UNIV OF MIAMI IN 1971, ONLY TOOK ME 9 YEARS!!! I WORKED FOR FLA POWER AND LIGHT FOR 27 YEARS. WORKING ALL OVER FLA, BUT SPENT MOST OF MY TIME IN WELLINGTON FLA, WHICH IS IN PALM BEACH CTY, ABOUT 85 MILES NORTH OF MIAMI.
GOT MARRIED IN IN 1974 AND HAD ONE SON IN 1980. MY WIFE WAS A FLIGHT ATTENDANT WITH PAN AM AIRWAYS FOR 20 YEARS, AND WE HAVE TRAVELED ALL OVER THE WORLD. SHE ALSO RETIRED EARLY FROM PAN AM.
I OWNED MY OWN COMPANY FOR 7 YEARS, AND RETIRED AGAIN IN 1998.
BUT FOUND I WAS TOO BORED, TOO YOUNG, AND NOT RICH ENOUGH TO STAY RETIRED. SO I'VE BEEN A BANKER FOR THE LAST 11 YEARS, AND HAVE RETIRED FOR THE LAST TIME.
HAVE SPENT OUR LIFE RAISING MY FAMILY, WORKING AND VOLUTEERING
IN OUR COMMUNITY. I HELD ELECTED PO...Expand for more
LITICAL OFFICE FOR 8 YEARS, AND THAT WAS AN EXPERIENCE. EVERYBODY SHOULD TRY IT ONCE.
TRANSFERRED WITH THE BANK TO BLOWING ROCK NORTH CAROLINA. AFTER 40 YEARS IN FLA, THIS IS A REAL AND WELCOMED CHANGE.
divorced in 2015. HAVE NOW MOVED BACK TO COLUMBUS GA. WHERE I WAS BORN AND RAISED.
College
GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI ON 1971 WITH ADEGREE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. WORKED FULL TIME WHILE GOING TO SCHOOL. IT ONLY TOOK ME 9 YEARS.
Workplace
OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL WENT INTO THE SERVICE. WENT TO COLLEGE ON THE GI BILL AND GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN 1971. WORKED FOR FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT FOR 27 YEARS, AND RETIRED FROM THERE IN 1991. OWNED MY OWN COMPANY FOR 7 YEARS. I WAS A BANKER WITH FIRST UNION/WACHOVIA BANK, WHERE I SPECIALIZE IN SMALL BUSINESS. I'VE BEEN WITH THE BANK FOR 11 YEARS.ilitary
JOINED THE AIR FORCE RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. WENT TO AIR,SEA, AND FIRE SURVIVAL SCHOOLS IN GREENVILLE MISS, EGLIN AFB FLA, BOCA CHICA AIR STATION KEY WEST FLA, STEAD AFB RENO NEVADA, PANAMA CITY FLA.
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