Some of the amazing and historic accomplishments include:

  • Led the fight against Arizona using daylight savings time.
  • Appointed by JFK to the US Naval Board of Visitors in 1962.
  • 1st commanding officer of the Naval Reserve unit in Phoenix.
  • President of the Reserves Officers Association.
  • 1986 Scottsdale Citizen Award from Theodore Roosevelt Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
  • A licensed engineer and realtor.
  • 1990 received the National Recreation and Parks Association Humanitarian Award.
  • Created International Harvester Proving Grounds.
  • Formed Paradise Memorial Gardens on Shea Blvd.
  • Owned Arabian Horse Ranches in Scottsdale, AZ and Red Rock, NM.
  • Owned a Macadamia Nut plantation in Hawaii.

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