Stephen Franklin:  

Hi old class mates! Well, after Lyman, I went off to Georgia Tech for 2 quarters, starting only 7 days after graduation! After that I came back to FTU (now UCF) and did another stint of college. Meanwhile, I began working for electronics firms, continuing my interest in that and mechanics. In 1974 I went to work for General Dynamics, in the drafting department. I was recognized for my skills and was soon part of special assignment teams doing proposals, unique designs, and applications. In 1978 I went to 4-D (Four-D, sister company to Certified Slings, owned by the Warswick family) in Longwood which was later bought by Emerson Electric, and continued in government small business electronics and production. All this time my parents were involved with custom home building - more on that later. While at Emerson, I met my wife to be (in 1981 - yeah, I held out until then). In 1982 we were married, and shortly after I to...Expand for more