Gary Grimme:
CLASS OF 1968
Oak Ridge High SchoolClass of 1968
Orlando, FL
Lee High SchoolClass of 1968
Huntsville, AL
Chapman Middle SchoolClass of 1965
Huntsville, AL
Rison SchoolClass of 1964
Huntsville, AL
Monte Sano Elementary SchoolClass of 1962
Huntsville, AL
Gary's Story
I am a true Key Rat, who grew up on Key Biscayne, Florida. In 1958, my dad joined the ABMC/NASA space team and we moved to Huntsville, Alabama, where we built a house on Monte Sano Mountain. I attended Blossomwood, 5th Avenue & Monte Sano Elementary schools, then Rison & Chapman Jr highs, then went onto Lee High School for 10th grade. In the summer of 1966, my dad left the space program and we moved to Orlando, FL, where he was with the Dept of the Navy. I spent my last 2 years of high school at Oak Ridge High School, where I graduated in 1968. I then spent a year at the University of Florida, then transferred back to college in Orlando, and attended Orlando Junior College, 1969-70, then transferred to Valencia Jr College, 1970-71. I dropped out of college in the winter of 1971 and worked construction at Disney World. In June , I was hired by the Disney Company as on...Expand for more
e of the original cast members. In 1975, my wife, Susan, convinced me to return to college, and I enrolled at FTU that September. I graduated in June 1978 with my BSBA degrees in Business Management and Economic Statistics. The Monday after graduation, I began my first professional position with Roadway Express Trucking Company as a mgmt trainee. In Jan 1979, I was transferred to Cocoa as the Asst Terminal Manager for Roadway's new office. In Novemeber 1981, I transferred my family with me to Jacksonville, Florida, where I spent the next 35 years in trucking management as the Regional Director Of Sales & Operations for North Florida and South Georgia. I retired in 2008 to a little town SW of Jax named Middleburg. We have 3 grown sons and 7 wonderful grandchildren. I am the current President of the Pi Chi Omicron - Pi Kappa Alpha Alumni Association of Central Florida.
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