About Me
About the Author
My Story "Call Ripley"
My Story "Call Ripley"
Born in Aiken, SC and raised in Augusta, Georgia. Educated at the University of Georgia with a degree in Chemistry with minors in Mathematics and physics.
He holds 3 patents that were the basis for his manufacturing company, UNIVAL, which was sold to
General Signal Corporation.
He has started, built and sold 6 businesses and followed that as
Born in Aiken, SC and raised in Augusta, Georgia. Educated at the University of Georgia with a degree in Chemistry with minors in Mathematics and physics.
He holds 3 patents that were the basis for his manufacturing company, UNIVAL, which was sold to
General Signal Corporation.
He has started, built and sold 6 businesses and followed that as a consultant in the U S., Africa, Australia,
India, The Turks and Caicos Islands and Europe.
He has a wife, two grown children, a son-in Law and a grandson who are making his life a joy.
My Story "Call Ripley"
My Story "Call Ripley"
My Story "Call Ripley"
CALL RIPLEY is the story of a poor (po’) Augusta, Georgia boy from birth in 1940 to 2020, 80 years.
It tells the story of his charmed life beginning during WW II on a no-electricity, no-indoor plumbing,
completely self-sufficient (including moonshine) farm in the backwoods of Georgia and It parallels that
life with all the world changes tha
CALL RIPLEY is the story of a poor (po’) Augusta, Georgia boy from birth in 1940 to 2020, 80 years.
It tells the story of his charmed life beginning during WW II on a no-electricity, no-indoor plumbing,
completely self-sufficient (including moonshine) farm in the backwoods of Georgia and It parallels that
life with all the world changes that have transpired over that time (both good and bad).
CALL RIPLEY outlines all these experiences by the decades starting in the 40’s on the rural farm and
progresses to a world that was considered science fiction in 1940. WOW, what a ride it has been!!
Doing this by the decades gives a good prospective of historical time and how it relates to your age. You
can read a condensed world history of the last 80 years in CALL RIPLEY and easily say, “I was 15 years old
when that happened”
YES, there are stories about The Augusta National Golf Club and The Masters Golf tournament including
Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods, Gary Player, etc.
This po’ boy knew Elvis, Mandela, Pele, Johnny Unitas, Charles Barkley, Art Linkletter and many others
that you can discover in CALL RIPLEY. There are many BELIEVE IT OR NOT experiences in his life where
he could have called Ripley but will let this book take care of those missed opportunities.
He has traveled the world (22 countries) and has many stories which you will enjoy, learn and will make you laugh.
He is a self-described Grand Slam University of Georgia graduate and Bulldawg fan. CALL RIPLEY gives
you some of those fun and funny Bulldawg experiences.
You young folks will learn a lot about what has transpired over these 80 years. You old farts will enjoy a
trip that will make you recall memories of how it used to be and how we got to where we are today.
When I read CALL RIPLEY, my comments to a friend were, “it was fun and funny and I learned things that
I didn’t know”.