Val F. Reich III

Elected:       March 24, 1986 Inducted:    June 26, 1986 Born:            December 1, 1925                       Chattanooga, Tennessee Married:      Irene L. Reich Children:    Patty, Brownsburg, Indiana                      Elizabeth, Arlington, Texas                      Val IV, Knoxville, Tennessee                      Vivienne, Kingston, Tennessee   History:      Holmes Corporation                                Factory Rep, 1955-1965                                 Zone Manager, 1965-1979                                 Regional Manager, 1979-1984                                 Consultant, 1984-1986                     …

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Stanley A. Wane II

Elected:       March 24, 1986 Inducted:    June 26, 1986 Born:            March 27, 1923                        Kensington, Melbourne                        Victoria, Australia Married:      Josephine Wane, 1944 Children:    Stanley John Wane III     History:      Worked as garage helper as early as 1932 during school years at Kensington State.  In 1936, became garage attendant for Melbourne Motors; worked there 5…

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Roderick T. MacKintosh

Elected:       March 24, 1986 Inducted:    June 26, 1986 Born:            November 24, 1947                       Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa Married:      Paula Marilyn Norton, 1970 Children:    Kevin, Ross & Dale       Education:  Active in music, sports activities and student government through Queensburg High School – Graduated in 1966 Military:     Enlisted in Air Force as Motor Mechanic,…

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Robert L. Freeman

Elected:       March 24, 1986 Inducted:    June 26, 1986 Born:            July 25, 1924, Copperhill, Tennessee Married:      Elizabeth Williams,                       Chattanooga, Tennessee – 1945 Children:   Robert Alan Freeman                      Roger Steven Freeman                      Tyler Freeman   History:      Tennessee Public Schools                      University of Chattanooga                      United States Air Force – 1942-1948                                          Major, Retired Reserve                       Ernest Holmes…

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Phillip A. Kenny

Elected:       March 24, 1986 Inducted:    June 26, 1986 Born:            June 13, 1930                        Melbourne, Australia Married:      Olga Marlene, June 1, 1960 Children:    Edward Peter       History:      St. Patrick’s College, East Melbourne                      T & G Life Assurance Society, 1948-1949                      James McEwan & Co., 1949-1950                      Speciality Studios (Photographer), 1950                      Commenced own…

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H. Olov Ekengard

Elected:       March 24, 1986 Inducted:    June 26, 1986  Born:            May 8, 1925  Married:      Ma. Hilda Arrambide de Cortez  Children:    Hilda, Sonia, Bernabé, Alejandro – Monterrey, Mexico    History:      Cámara National de Transportes y Comunicaciones                      Delegado para el Estado de Nuavo León de la                      sección grúas de la Cámara Nacional de                      Transportes y…

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Marvin J. “Sonny” Griffin

Elected:       March 24, 1986 Inducted:    June 26, 1986 Born:            June 3, 1934, Alto, Georgia Married:      Judy H. Griffin Children:    Mike, Phil and Tom                       Chattanooga, Tennessee       History:      Ernest Holmes Company, Assistant Zone Manager    1971-1974                      Century Wrecker Corp., Vice-President, Sales             1975-1990                      Miller Industries – President                                             1990-1996 Memberships:      National Automotive…

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D. Lynn Churchwell

Elected:       March 24, 1986 Inducted:    June 26, 1986 Born:            April 10, 1909 – Shelbyville, Missouri Married:      Gladys D. Churchwell         Children:    Patricia A. Avis – Newport News, Virginia                      Gregory L. Churchwell – Signal Mountain, Tennessee                      Margaret Culper – Signal Mountain, Tennessee                      Thomas Forsythe (Step Son) – Baltimore, Maryland History:     …

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