The caption beneath his yearbook picture reads: “When there is mischief in the air, he’s the one who put it there.” Russ Potts will be remembered for much more than
Hunter Maddex was born in Jefferson County, West Virginia, and attended nearby Shepherd College where he earned his bachelor s degree in 1934. He participated in football, basketball and track while
Dick Kern graduated with Handley High School’s Class of 1938. He earned a football scholarship to VPI where he was recognized as the Most Outstanding Blocking Back in Virginia. He
WINCHESTER â After 32 years as dealer at Kern Motor Company, Richard D. âRickâ Kern Jr. is passing the torch to his son.
Richard D. âTreyâ Kern III said heâs proud to carry on the family business as dealer of the motor company, which is located at 2110 Valley Ave. and is a General Motors dealership.
âIt really means the world to me,â Trey Kern, 43, said Wednesday. âThe car business is a fight every month, and every month is different. Itâs hard to take your foot off the pedal and say everything is fine or everything is great. But if I do that for a moment, Iâm really just blessed, proud and driven to continue this business. Hopefully one day my kids can take over just as I did, with a lot of hard work, keeping your nose down, not worrying about patting yourself on the back and just worrying about getting to the next deal and doing your job.â
retired major general john borling is next on booktv. he shares husband experiences and the poetry he mentally composed and memory rised during his six-and-a-half year imprison ment at the hanoi hilton. this is about an hour, 15 minutes. john borling is a highly decorated retired air force major general who has served in high-level staff positions. fighter pilot, he graduated from the naval academy and was a white house fellow. during the vietnam war, he was shot down by ground fire, seriously injured. he was captured while trying to evade and spent over six-and-a-half years as a p.o.w. in hanoi. after a long career in the air force, he now occupies leadership positions in business organizations including symphonics and assent explo nation. he s also been the president and ceo of chicago s united way and is also the founder of sos america, service over self, advocating military service for america s young men. a motivational, political, business and philosophy speaker, he