Tony Frazier

Tony Frazier

Tony Frazier

Jasper, Alabama

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Tony was a sales rep in the early '70's first as a Road Runner and later working on Jim Kincer's team, serving the Hopkinsville area.  Tony was a very personable, fun-loving gentleman with a large sense-of-humor and was always the heart of the party!  Tony, was with Xerox for only a few years, but, everyone who met him (employees and customers) enjoyed and appreciated him!

"I worked in the Coal Industry selling Heavy equipment for 12 years, however have been with Flowserve for more than 18 years, as a Senior Sales Engineer".        "Web   Site:http://www.flowserve.com/

Flowserve deals with Fluid handling, Pumps, Valves and Mechanical seals. 

"My wife (my best friend) and I moved to Jasper, Alabama (her hometown) and I retired in 2019.  My daughter lives close to Louisville and my son lives in Chicago". 

Tony and Bea
2024

Larry Jakobi

Larry Jakobi

Lexington, KY 
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Larry worked with Xerox as a sales representative in the Lexington office during the early and mid-1970s.  His sales manager was K. David Robertson. Larry was always in the top of the sales ranks because he was an excellent, hardworking sales representative!  
Upon his departure from Xerox, he took over the family marketing company "Progressive Marketing" in Lexington.

Today (2014), Larry and his wife Mary live in Lexington.  They have been blessed with three wonderful children, a 15-year-old son Will, a 19-year-old daughter Kali and a 27-year-old married daughter, Krista who lives in Louisville. 

Larry and Family 2012

Larry and Family 2011 Christmas

Rev. Dave Wilde

Rev. Dave Wilde
2009

David G. Wilde

Bloomfield, IN 47424

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Date of Birth: 8/20/1946

"With Xerox from 1973 to 1980, I worked for several sales managers but the one I remember the most was Paul Nagel.  Paul was a fun loving guy and we met our team goals and had fun doing it.  Paul was in a constant battle with his friend John Robinson, the Evansville satellite office manager.  I lived in Bowling Green, KY most of my career and had a large geographic territory in south central Kentucky".

"One of the funniest moments I remember was at a branch sales meeting, I stood up and pledged my complete allegiance and support to John Robinson and told John to acquire the Bowling Green, KY area under his team.  It brought a huge laugh and I think Paul forgave me because it was a total joke.  I also recall winning a seat on the bus to a UK football game and that bus was a wild place to be"!

"I worked for a short time after leaving Xerox for AM/Jacquard Systems and sold “Word Processors” before joining my long time ex-Xerox friend Gary Schuetz at E and S Sales and Service selling dictation equipment, typewriter and computer printer ribbons, and of course brand X copier toner!  

When I left Gary I joined Canon USA as a “Facsimile Specialist” which was a wholesale sales representative and company trainer.  I had the State of Indiana, excluding Evansville and Louisville.  I later was assigned Louisville, and Copy Corporation and Jim Kincer".  

"After two and one-half years of “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” I left Canon and joined Duplicator Sales & Service as a “Facsimile Specialist” and stayed with them for 10 years.  These years represented the best years I had in the industry because they treated us as “family” and we were a very close knit group like Xerox".

"Almost 30 years in the business equipment and systems business was enough, I was "spent" and searching for a new direction for my life.  I took the Walk to Emmaus spiritual retreat weekend and decided to give the rest of my life to selling the love of Jesus Christ and to become a minister.  I entered Lexington Theological Seminary in the spring semester of 2001 and graduated with my Masters of Divinity in May of 2005.  I was “Ordained” as a minister on May 29, 2005 and was called to be the senior minister of Bloomfield First Christian Church in Bloomfield, IN and became its pastor from 2006 until 2013".

"I am now retired but still serve this church as a guest speaker from time to time".  

Upon retirement, Dave and his wife, Win moved back to Louisville to be close to their children and three grandchildren.  Their son, David C. Wilde and his wife Carrie, and Dylan 4 1/2 and Dawson Wilde 1 1/2 recently moved back to Louisville, from Florida.  Their daughter, Laura Wilde Angermeier and husband Jeremy, and our granddaughter Addie live in Louisville and are active in our home church, Beargrass Christian Church.  

"I play guitar and enjoy fishing in many of the church members’ farm ponds in my free time.  I make a feeble attempt a couple of times a year at a game of golf.  We have a “Welsh Pembroke Corgi” puppy named “Chrissy” who always wants to play.  We enjoy going to movies and to dinner.  We will go wherever God leads us but we hope it won’t be too far from Louisville". 

Rev. Dave Wilde, (left)  and Terry Roark, (right) on Little Fox Lake.

Jeff Sturges

Jeff Sturges 

Marlborough, MA.

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Jeff worked at the Xerox Louisville Branch in the early 1970s as a sales representative.  He was an excellent sales representative and did an outstanding job for Xerox.  In 1979 he  joined AM offset equipment company.  It was at this time that we lost contact with Jeff.  However, I have learned that in 1998 he joined Lexmark International as Director of Worldwide Sales and Marketing.  In 2007 Jeff became Vice President for Vermont Composites, Inc. until 2010 at which time he became President and CEO of Resolute Racing Shells, in the greater Boston area. 

Jeff took over leadership at Resolute in the fall of

2010 and brought with him over 20 years of experience as a coach, athlete, and competitor as well as an extensive background in carbon fiber manufacturing.

A regular Masters 1x competitor, he has participated in 11 Heads of the Charles regatta’s, is a Level III certified coach, and is Vice President of the Quinsigamond Rowing Association.

While at Middlebury College earning his Bachelor of Arts Degree, he played varsity soccer and was Captain of the varsity lacrosse team. He went on to pursue an MBA at the Olin School at Babson College.  Jeff also became a Captain in the US Army, Armor Branch.

Jeff is now retired, He and Karen reside in Marlborough and have a summer home on Cape Cod at Hyannis, MA.  Jeff  still enjoys getting back out on the soccer field, skiing and of course, rowing. They have three adult children.

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Jeff is a regular Masters 1X competitor, he has participated in 14 Head of the Charles regattas, is a Level III certified coach, and is VP of Quinsigamond Rowing Association. 

His athletic career started with soccer, lacrosse and skiing at The Choate School. While at Middlebury College, he played varsity soccer and was Captain of the varsity lacrosse team. 

He served as a Captain in the US Army, Armor Branch and went on to pursue a JD at the University of Louisville and an MBA at the Olin School at Babson College. 

Between duties as Resolute’s President and sales executive for the Northeast region, Jeff enjoys getting back out on the soccer field, leading the Resolute ski racing team and -- of course -- rowing.

Jeff Sturges 2010

Bob King

Robert (Bob) King
Buckner, KY

Bob worked in Evansville then Lexington and Finally Louisville when with Xerox

"What a shock to hear from Jim and David Doll.  I thought the email was “spam” at first, but it turned out to be a joyful reunion".  

"Before I start this “attempt’ to catch you up on my life after Xerox, I must say, my short stay at Xerox had a huge impact on my professional life!  I’ve been through many sales training programs but Xerox taught me how to sell.  I never worried about having a job for the rest of my life, I knew I could carry a bag for anyone!  I fondly recall when we would break up in groups for the day and go cold calling and return to the office to see who had the most signed contracts".  
OK, here goes;  What an old man can recall:

"I believe I started first in the Lexington office (possibly Evansville)!  But, in both branches, I met many fine people, but especially David Doll.  David and I had many good times together, (some we may share one day but others should be left unspoken)!  What a friend that I will always remember"!

"In Evansville, Sugar Bear Morris took me under his wing and taught me all of the tricks that are “not taught at sales school”, tricks that enabled me to better do a good job!  Sugar Bear, “My Man”!

"After Xerox I bumped around for a while and ended up back in Evansville, working for Johnson and Johnson.  Married Lois Drake and in 1980 we had our first child.  That division closed and I went to Saginaw, Michigan and our second child was born in 1981".

"Too cold for me so the next year I came back to Louisville and started working for A.T. & T.  Guess what?  My first manager at A.T. & T. was Valerie Lloyd who is married to Ed Lloyd (a Xerox and Kodak sales representative).  In fact the woman I would later marry, (after Lois died), also worked for Valerie!  Its a small world, huh"!

"At AT & T I found a home.  I sold to the small business, construction sector, statewide.  Divestiture came along and I stayed with South Central Bell’s network are,  I then moved to the major accounts banking sector, statewide and sold the first copper based high speed networks in the state and later the first fiber based networks!

I was promoted to small business sales manager in Louisville.  South Central became BellSouth.  I then went to work on the GM’s staff until the GM moved to Nashville and I continued in management in the collection center at Armory Place in Louisville.

Did that until 2000 whn BellSouth became Cingular wireless.  In 2000, after years of turning down promotions that required me to move, I was offered Regional Vice President over the west coast customer operations.  I would have 3000 employees with call centers in California and Louisiana.  We had just put my son in Centre College and my daughter was in Pitt, so I agreed and said “yes”!

I stayed in California until 2005 when it was discovered that I had Sino nasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC), a rare cancer of the nasal cavity and/or paranasal sinuses.  Odds of survival were low but, God let me live.  After 9 months of surgery, chemo, radiation, I returned to work!

All of a sudden, work wasn’t important so I retired in 2005 and returned to Kentucky.  Guess what Kincer......I live in Buckner, KY!

When i returned to Kentucky, we learned the cancer had moved to my brain.  After more setbacks and surgeries, I’m still here!

I got to see my kids well entrenched in their careers, daughter is a corporate attorney at EQT Gas in Pittsburgh and my son is a Financial Advisor at Northwestern Mutual for the past 16 years.  Was able to spend time with my Dad, who passed at 84 and my Mom is still here at 89!

Bob, Wife Jan,  Daughter Nicole, Son-in-Law Chris, Son Robert III

(Dave Doll and Bob King Dec. 2016)

Ted Laveck

Ted Laveck 1971

Ted Laveck 2013

Ted Laveck           

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

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Ted was the Xerox - Louisville Branch Manager in the early 1970's.  After Xerox, Ted joined Bell Technologies, Inc in Orlando, Florida in 1988 (first known as FW Technologies) where Ted and Pam made their residence in Winter Park, Florida.  He became the President and the first non-family, chairman of Bell Technologies before he retired in 1997 at 62 years young.   While with Bell, Ted completed a merger with "Group Financial Partners" and "Tube Turns", both in Louisville, KY and "Group Technologies" of Tampa, FL.  He then took the new, larger company (Bell Technologies) public!

John Talbott, David Doll, Ted Laveck

Today, Ted and Pam live in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (in the Prestigious Sawmill Country Club Community) near Jacksonville, Florida, where they still enjoy golf and spend as much time as possible with their four children and eight grandchildren.  Ted is currently President of the Home Owners Association and a board member of the Sawgrass board of directors. Teds birthday is 12/31/1934 which makes him 88 years old as of this writing. 

Paul Nagel

Paul Nagel

Paul Nagel

Atlanta, GA
Birthday 10/6
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My Xerox career began in 1970, at which time I received a very large 5 figure “Sign-On Bonus” to join the team!

Paul at Churchill Downs 1975

My first manager was Tom Ossenford then Jim Woodcock, Bill Haggerty and Jack Davis.  I was a Sales Representative, Sales Manager, 9200 Sales Manager during my career, and even though my teams won more plaques, trophies, certificates and gifts than Logsdon, we are more modest and choose not to show them all in a picture!  
I resigned the big X in 1979 and accepted a position with NTS, a commercial developer.  The Nagel family moved to Atlanta to open an office/warehouse project with NTS, and after completing the project, went to work with local Atlanta developer as V.P. project leasing!

In 1985, accepted a position with an Atlanta brokerage firm to run their office leasing division and became the company president in 1987 until I left in 1989.  And in 1989, founded my own commercial brokerage/management company and after 21 successful years, continue to manage and operate my own business.

I have been happily married for 42 years to Carol; we have two sons, two grandchildren, and one old dog!

As many of you know, my hobbies include golf, tennis, bowling, travel and “political conversations”.

Carol 2011

Xerox was good to me and I have many fond memories of the people I worked "for" and "with" during my time at Xerox, which was a special time in my life and I know that’s how many of the people in the Louisville Branch feel.

Paul 2011

We need to have another reunion and this time let’s make sure that Jim Durman can be there so we can get some insider tips.

             
Paul 2015                              Paul with President Trump

George Hodgson

George Hodgson 

Noblesville, IN

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In early 1971 I was fortunate enough to be hired as a sales trainee by Tom Ossenford. I thought ‘my ship had come in’ until I realized I had to compete for a territory. In my case I was competing against Phil Charmoli who was formidable competition! So I got out of Dodge (Louisville) having been hired by the Lexington sales manager Gary Stitz. (There’s a name from the past for you)  I followed Ron Hoffman and quickly found out there would be no gimmie easy deals lying around. I think Ron left me with a 660 upgrade from an 813! I of course tried to pass on that tradition to the young whippersnapper who followed me – Jimmy Kincer!!

Three decades later I retired from Xerox as General Manager for XBS Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri. I held a lot of positions in between but, my fondest memories are the great times and many friends from the old Louisville Branch. I was fortunate enough to be a position-player on the world beating Gem Team working for “The Great One” Paul Logsdon,  and later for the awesome Roadrunners working for the “One and Only” Coach John Robison!! I can tell you coming from the GEM Team to the Roadrunners it took awhile to prove my loyalty……..they were a suspicious bunch thinking I was a GEM Team spy!!  Until the day the Coach passed away, he continued grilling me on the subject!!

My lovely wife Renee and I have been married for 26 years and have three sons.  Garrett, our oldest is a graduate of Indiana University and this fall will be starting his last year of law school at Northwestern University in Chicago.  Our middle son Travis is a graduate of the Kelly Business School at Indiana University and in Chicago. Our youngest Christian is in high school.  

Since my retirement I have been in business with a long time dear friend and old customer from Ft Wayne Indiana. He sold his business, Instant Copy of Indiana which was state wide, about the time I retired. He and I planned to start a consulting business. However Xerox asked me if I would stay on awhile to mentor new GM’s. I agreed and it turned into a year long project with the GM and management team in Chicago and New York Midtown. On days I wasn’t traveling I was in Ft Wayne and we began trading the market. That has evolved over time, and today we are managing investment portfolios.  

My hobbies and interest include working-out four to five days a week, and playing golf. The garden behind my picture is only part of a large hostas garden I have built, with trails, etc. That ongoing project has been a lot of fun. Prior to having time for those interests during the summers I was a baseball coach for all my sons until they reached high school. That includes many long summers as a travel team coach. But, what fun and man the kids could play ball! I must share the height of my success was being named, just one summer, to head coach for the JV team for Brebeuf Jesuit High School in Indy. My middle son was on the team, how great is that? At the time my oldest son was playing varsity, and that year was named All-Marion County (Indy) First Team. Of course while coaching I tapped the expertise of that great Indiana State University starting catcher, and friend of the Xerox Louisville Branch – Ron Zuk!!  

Thanks to The Xerox 914 Club for the shared trips down memory lane. Wow, it seems like a life-time ago. But, what great experiences for us all.

                                                                     George Hodgson       Paul Logsdon 

Sal Marino

Sal Marino

Louisville, KY

Birthday: 10/10/1910
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I joined Xerox in 1968, hired by Rich Fuchs and my first manager was Bob Smith.

30 years with Xerox, ten in sales, ten in service ten in the Agent Channel and it all went by too fast!  I had toooo many managers to list and tooo many to remember.

Left Xerox in 1998 and did nothing to speak of until my private parts grew back which were removed by the big X.

I finally did something for a few years; worked part time in several golf shops here in Louisville.  Had a ball!!!!  Little golf ball humor......

Also played some golf but had to retire from it also; too many back surgeries and I lost sight in my left eye.  I've got plenty of good excuses for bad golf....

My wonderful wife, Gay and I went to Italy for 3 glorious weeks and loved seeing all the sights and seeing where my parents were born.  While there, I was attacked by a band of gypsy girls in Rome.  I survived with my money and dignity in tact.

Had a great time working with Bill and Mark Hinton in the housing market until it went sour.  They are Great guys!!!!!

I am presently working part time selling golf carts for Cunningham Golf Cart Co. If you are in the market for a golf cart, give me a call.  I will sell it to you at the Xerox price ........you know what that means

Gay and I have been married for 46 years.....best 5 years of my life..

I have one wife
I have one son
I have one daughter-in-law
I have one grandson
I have one cat
I have one house
I have one regret.........and that is not being able to relive some the happiest times of my life being surrounded by the greatest people I have ever known.  

Larry Morris

Larry "Bear" Morris 2016

Larry (Sugar Bear) Morris  

Syracuse, New York 
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Xerox Years: 1972 – 1979

"I began my career with Xerox in 1972 and after extensive training and a difficult initiation, I was finally accepted as a “Roadrunner” in Evansville,  for four wonderful years".  

Larry and Tony Frazier (John in back)

"My Xerox years were great and a lifetime memory that will stay with me forever.  We had many great times and many successes.  We all worked hard and played hard, which (I believe) made Xerox the Great Company it was".

Paul Sauer and Larry Morris

"Upon departing from Xerox, my career took me to Eastman Kodak, Manpower Staffing, Excellus Health and finally today I am a District Director with The American Red Cross, in Syracuse New York".  Now Retired.

Coach JR presenting many awards

"My wife “Salome” and I have 4 adult children and 3 wonderful Grandchildren.  Life is good"!

         Larry and Salome 2021 

National Basket Ball championship 

National Basket Ball championship 

"I enjoy reading about many of my Xerox Tem Members on the Xerox 914 Club Blog, but there are some that haven’t provided their Bio/Profile that I would like to know about". 

    Ed and Vallerie   2016   Salome and Larry

National Basket Ball championship

     

Jim Forman

Jim "The Killer" Forman

Evansville Roadrunner

Evansville, Indiana

Jim was with Xerox from 1971 toll 1995

He worked for John Robison in Evansville as a sales representative and major account rep until 1977 at which time he was promoted to Sales Manager in the Madison Wisconsin office for 4 years, then spent a short time in the Xerox St. Louis Regional Office until 1984 at which time Jim accepted the Branch Manager position in the Memphis, TN Branch!  He worked the Memphis Branch for a few years and a short stint as a Xerox Negotiator and finally an Agent until he retired in 1995.  From Xerox, (after a short retirement), Jim accepted a position as a Regional Manager for Danka Office. Products.   

Today, Jim and Cindy still live in Memphis, they both enjoy good health and their children.  Jim has always bought, sold and enjoyed Corvettes and Exotic cars (in fact he was a car dealer for a few years) and still does a little  today as a hobby.  He plays golf two or three times per week and they do little traveling.  Jim calls himself a "home body" and really isn't into travel very much.

                                                                                                Jim and Cindy Forman 2022

*4/8/24 - Jim Forman writes in an email today:  "Hi Jim.  Just feel like sharing.  Coach (John Robison) and I bet on all brackets and bowl games for literally 40 years or more.  He loved Purdue.  Finally they have made it to last game and I know he is smiling and looking down and using that big laugh to celebrate.  Hope Al good with you!  Haven’t seen much. Wes for a while.  Assume that is good 👍. Jim