William Smail:  

CLASS OF 1963
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Arlington, VA
Kennesaw, GA
Arlington, VA
Arlington, VA
Arlington, VA

William's Story

Life Joined US Air Force in Sept. 1964, was trained and assigned as a crash firefighter. I then re-trained as a computer programmer, spent a tour of duty at the HQ of the AF Data Automation Ageny, AF Data Systems Design Center, Operations Research Group as an Oerations Research analyst. Was honorably discharged in Montgomery, AL after nine years of service. Moved to the Atlanta, GA area, and have lived in Georgia since September 1973. We have moved into a ranch style house in the spring of 2006, and plan this to be our retirement home. I used VA benefits to obtain an AA in business and then a BBA in Finance from Kennesaw State University. I have taken some graduate courses but due to extensive travel, I haven't completed the MBA. Am currently Vice President of Telecommunications for the Atlanta business unit of a computer services firm that outsources data processing for Banks and other financial institutions. Happily married since August 1966, to my wife Susan whom I met while stationed in Orlando, FL. We have two sons. John, our oldest son was born October 22, 1968 in Orlando, FL. He was married October 20, 1987, at Bury St Edmonds, England. He has two sons of his own, Dustin born May 19, 1989 and Devin born December 1, 1993. He is a Officer in the US Air Force,currently the rank of Major. His...Expand for more
wife Shantelle is from a small town in Indiana. They have been assigned to bases in England, Warner Robins, GA, Shreveport, LA, Germany, and Oklahoma City, OK. Their current assignment is to Peterson AFB in Colorado Springs, CO. He has served a tour of duty in Saudia Arabia as an enlisted rank during the first Gulf War in 1990-91. He has served two tours of duty in Iraq in the current conflict, returning most recently in October 2006. My youngest son David, was born in Montgomery, Al October 6, 1972. In addition to being a very accomplished drummer, He is a licensed master plumber, and owns a plumbing contracting business. He was married September 21, 2002 in Western NY state. He has one son, Nicholas, born August 25, 2004. His wife Leanne is from the finger lakes area of NY state. They currently reside in Douglasville, GA. Due to the unpredictability of my travel schedule, I regret that I have been unable to attend any of the W&L class reunions. Maybe NEXT time (grin). RECENT EVENTS: My oldest grandson has recently received an appointment to the US Air Force Academy's graduating class of 2011. We are very proud of his accomplishments. He began classes in August 2007. We took our first Carribean cruise in Nov. 2006 and really enjoyed the trip. I am certain we will be cruising again (grin).
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