Mike's Corner

Lee Earnest was born on August 4th, 1938, in Avon Park, Florida. He attended Florida State Univerity for a year on a music scholarship (trumpet). He then had the bright idea of enlisting in the Army, upon which he was sent to Alaska for a year. He eventually attended West Point for four years, then got transferred to Ft. Rucker, AL (which is where he met mom). After serving two Tours of Duty in Vietnam as a pilot (and Airborne Ranger), he got his Masters in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech (I was born at Emory), then was sent to teach Thermodynamics at West Point. From there we moved to Kansas City, KS, then Colorado Springs, CO, then Burke, VA, then finally ended up in Dothan, AL. He had retired from the Army and wanted to start a new career. He bacame a Stock Broker for Merrill Lynch for the next 17 years. He retired about 7 years ago, and is currently working tediously at improving his golf game (I've never seen such tenacity). I hope you had a wonderful birthday, Dad. There is no one that I am prouder of. Love, Mike.