| [Write-up from
2000]
Children: Five, in birth order:
- Kirsten Paige, age 34
- Alvin A. IV (Chip), age 33
- William Todd, age 28
- Luke Daniel, age 11
- Christian John (Kit), age 7
My discontinuous life has not found me staying in one place long enough
to become particularly secure, though I have only my wanderlust to blame.
Graduation from Princeton was a non-event, the football season that made me
proudest of my Princeton experience being long over. Graduation from the
Wharton School (Marketing) was more eventful, as I applied myself. That's it
for formal education, but of course not the end of the lessons (some
painful).
Here's a list of what I've done for pay since graduating from college:
- Ford Dealer
- Penn Charter Athletic Director
- Chevrolet Dealer
- Motorcycle Shop Employee
- Car Salesman
- Dude Ranch Trail Guide
- Snowmobile Guide
- Hunting Guide
- Rafting Company Bus Driver
- Salesman and District Manager for Auto Test Equipment
- College Professor
- Insurance Salesman
- Marketing Consultant
- Volkswagen District Manager
- Volkswagen Sales Trainer
- Volkswagen National Training Manager
- Mercedes Benz NA Director of Training
- Consultant to Volkswagen Importer in Korea
- ISO 9000 Consultant and Auditor
- Continuous Improvement Facilitator to Cadillac Division of General
Motors
Earning a living has taken me from Pennsylvania to Colorado, Kansas,
Colorado again, California, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania again,
Singapore, Korea.
Ruth and I were married in Durango, Colorado, almost 12 years ago. We now
live in the Poconos on 100+ acres where we keep 2 boys, 3 horses, 2 dogs
(down from 4) and 4 cats fed and occupied. Ruth stays busy working full time
for the Wallenpaupack School District (Gimme a "W"- "I don't
think so") and coaching soccer and baseball. Currently, I help make the
world a better place for people who own Cadillacs.
Ginger is now married to Russ Bishop and works with Russ in his insurance
business. Our families often merge for holidays, and now there are
grandchildren to enjoy. Chip and his wife Kelly (another Colorado bride)
have two boys, Quinn (for Alvin V) and Thomas Keith (or T.K.).
My sister, Candace, whom some of you will remember as Candy, died last
year on the 4th of July after bravely facing ovarian cancer. I only learned
what a remarkable person my sister was after she became ill, and I will only
say, in closing, to all of you: if there is someone in your family you think
you have all the time in the world to get to know, you don't, so don't wait.
My Dad died in 1969 but my Mother is living and I see quite a bit of her
since my weekday office is in her house in Blue Bell, where I'm typing this.
I am eager to see all of you at the reunion. This will be my first
reentry into the PC atmosphere of any importance, though I did attend my
sons' graduations.
Be well.
Chap
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