Rollie Puterbaugh:  

I am a native of Dayton, Ohio and was raised on the east side of the city. I attended Orville Wright Elementary School until graduating 8th grade in spring of 1965. I spent the next 4 years at Wilbur Wright High School, graduating in the Spring of 1969. It would be on November 8, 1965, in my freshmen year of high school, that I would begin my evening routine of reading my Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report magazines when I heard of the crash of American Airlines Flight 383 near the greater Cincinnati Airport {CVG} via WLW Radio in Cincinnati. I listened intently to the coverage of the event through the evening, not imagining the impact that the evening would have on my future endeavors. I enrolled at the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics in the Spring of 1971 and earned a Associate Degree in Specialized Technology {aircraft maintenance} in February 1973. I was recruited by the Grumman American Aviation Corporation for employment at the company's Cuyahoga County Airport facility, building wings and aircraft interiors for their AA-1 and AA-5 product line of private airplanes for general aviation use. By early 1975, I turned my efforts in a new direction. I took time to understand securities markets {corporate stocks, options and bonds} and how to invest and trade these instruments. In the early 21st century, I decided to "return" to Pittsburgh, Pa. to study the city's history, steel industry, and labor history. I spent many weekends in the city studying and photographing her urban landscape. By 2005, my work was done in Pittsburgh. It was time to investigat...Expand for more