Craig Falkenthal:
CLASS OF 1974
Fremd High SchoolClass of 1974
Palatine, IL
Craig's Story
It turns out that my grandfather on my father's side was an accountant for an Automotive Finance Company, my father had an Automotive Engineering Degree from Northwestern University and he and my uncle actually owned a used car lot on Cicero Avenue in Chicago in 1953. The automobile must be the driving force in my family as I have been in the Automobile Industry for the last 45 years. My first job in the car business was in 1979. I was just out of the Army, attending NIU and I got a part time ...Expand for more
job as a car porter at Sawyer Auto Imports in Dekalb, IL. Sawyer's was the very first Mercedes-Benz dealership in the state of Illinois, believe it or not. I was earning $1.25 per hour detailing new and pre-owned Mercedes-Benz vehicles for delivery. And doing every other grunt job in the dealership too! And here I am today, the General Manager of Mercedes-Benz of St Charles in my hometown. And guess what? I'm still detailing new and pre-owned Mercedes-Benz automobiles for delivery!
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