Pool Obit in Wall Street Journal Today- Interesting Story

[mikemosconi]

This obituary was the headline on the Wall Street journal Obit page today. A man who got his start as a pool player and then became CEO of a major US Corporation - interesting story line on his pool playing.

 

[kling&allen]

Pretty amazing story, here is a version online:

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[Bob Jewett]

Pretty amazing story, here is a version online:

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It's interesting that even though he had a degree in engineering, he wasn't made an officer when he was drafted into the Army -- he exited as a sergeant . He was almost certainly overqualified for whatever they had him doing.

 

[jay helfert]

A life well lived!

 

[MurrayNevada]

It's interesting that even though he had a degree in engineering, he wasn't made an officer when he was drafted into the Army -- he exited as a sergeant . He was almost certainly overqualified for whatever they had him doing.

I'm guessing that a commission was his for the asking and he was probably offered the opportunity. But as a draftee he would have to have added a few years to his 2-year obligation. Probably didn't want to do that.

 

[kling&allen]

It's interesting that even though he had a degree in engineering, he wasn't made an officer when he was drafted into the Army -- he exited as a sergeant . He was almost certainly overqualified for whatever they had him doing.

Sounds like he still had some pool player left in him......