Randall Walters:
CLASS OF 1973
Douglas County High SchoolClass of 1973
Douglasville, GA
Georgia Southern UniversityClass of 1978
Statesboro, GA
Young Harris CollegeClass of 1975
Young harris, GA
Douglas County Junior High SchoolClass of 1969
Douglasville, GA
Douglasville Elementary SchoolClass of 1967
Douglasville, GA
Randall's Story
Workplace
When I was 12, my dad told my mom to drop me by the plant, after school of course! I walked in and he handed me a broom and told me to start sweeping. Ah, the good old days of child labor, :<{) That was the beginning of my adventure in hydraulic machinery. I went on to learn about the machines we make and, after a few years spent in "higher education", I came back home and went to work full time. That was 1978. We bought an old school building in the small town of Newville, AL and opened a plant there. I was put in charge of setting it up and had plans to stay there and was living in Dothan. Then the recession of 1980 came along and we closed that plant, so I moved back to Douglasville. I begin traveling and doing sales and installation of our machines, and joined local Jaycees. That was a great experience, but you'd have to ask about all that. I married my first wife in '82 and, in the following years of '...Expand for more
83 & '86, had 2 wonderful daughters. I continued working with my dad through the eventual break-up of that marriage. After about 6 years as a "resurrected bachelor", I refound the love of my life, Gail, and married her! As the years past, Dad and I worked together as well as a father and son can. I would quit, he would fire me, then we would shake hands and go back to work.
In January of 2002, Dad passed away after a brief bout with cancer. I have continued our business, although it has been difficult without his wisdom, knowledge and the occasional swift kick to my behind. He trained me well and know it is my turn to make him proud. So, that's the short version. If you'd like, drop me a line and we can share what happened since we walked out of DCHS and into "real life". Oh, and if you have need for a baling press to use in compacting loose materials for storage, shipping, etc., please drop me a line, too. Thanks!
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