Ray Gordon:  

After graduation I Enrolled at FIU for a business degree. I wanted to work for myself and have my own business. I only attended 1-Yr. before I screwed things-up and got my girl-friend pregnant and things drastically changed. Due to my stupidity, we lost the baby and thru the current changes in our life we lost each other. I can pretty-much sum all that up to me being a big-jerk, young and dumb and very mis-guided, didn't know what I had until it was gone.Anyway, during that time some good-friends helped me out (Jack Penney)and I went to work for Dade County shop-2 as a line mechanic working on police vehicles for a couple of Yrs. I had to leave that job for reasons that were beyond my control. So... I wanted to work for myself anyway and found myself in a 2-Yr. apprenticeship program and acquired my Aluminum Mechanics License and after doing some research moved to Fort Myers,FL. Fort Myers at that time was the mobile home capital and in the #1 fastest growing county in Florida. Needless to say, there was plenty of work and plenty of people to provide a service to. So I stayed here and made my mark on the area. The business, Custom Design Aluminum. The Aluminum Business made us a good living and lasted for 35-Yrs. In between those years, I got married, raised 3-kids, built 2-homes and raise...Expand for more