XEROX 914 CLUB

Marc Eisner

Marc 2013

Marc Eisner
Manhattan Beach, CA.
Birthday April 4, 1939
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I had the very good fortune to be Louisville Branch Manager from mid 1972 to mid 1974. I was associated with a uniquely talented, motivated and fun group during those years, which represent some of the best of my 19 year Xerox career.

A young Marc

Marc piloting the Houseboat in 1974

From Louisville I went to Branch Manager, Kansas City, and then 9200 Program Manager in the Central Region, that position sucked, and finally Branch Manager, Chicago Major Markets. After leaving Xerox in 1981 Michele and I relocated to California.

Professionally the next five years were more than challenging.

At the end of 1985, Louisville came back into my life. Jack Davis called. He was with NTS at that time and they were looking for someone to represent their investment product on the west coast. As I was then busily rearranging the chairs on the deck of the Titanic, I pursued the opportunity and have never looked back.

In 2013 I retired from my position as President of Cypress Capital Corporation, an Equipment Leasing company. I was with Cypress for 14 terrific years and enjoyed every minute! Cypress closed my office and the opportunity to retire was right.

Michele and Marc Eisner 1974
My wife Michele, passed away on June 5, 2011.

Marc 2017

I have four adult children and 12 grandchildren. They are all a joy. I travel, love to read, and work out fairly regularly. Fortunately, my health is still good and Thank you Jim for putting this project together. It has been a joy catching up with those I worked with in Louisville. They were great times!

Michele and Marc (Late 1970's)

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

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.

Ken Waters

Ken Waters 2013

Ken Waters
Shelbyville, KY

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Ken was with Xerox from 1970 until 1994. His first 4 years were as a service Tech then he was promoted to Service Trainer and Tech Specialist for the next 20 years! While working with Xerox in 1987 Ken purchased a farm in Shelbyville and did some farming while working with Xerox. As many of us know, Kens wife Debbie passed away in 1983. Ken retired from Xerox in 1994 and he also married his high school sweetheart, Jean

(an attorney) in the same year. After Ken retired from Xerox in 1994, he founded a “Security and Home automation Company”. He has two adult children and looking forward to grandchildren.

Today, Ken and Jean still reside on his farm in Shelbyville and spends his time farming, gardening and "blowing bubbles"! Click Here to see Kens Bubble Blowing . In fact Ken grows much more that he and Jean need so he participates in the Shelbyville Farmers Market from April From May until the end of season. Click for Gallrien Farms.

Kens Crop

Victor Arnold

Vic Arnold 1974

Vic Arnold 2013

Vic Arnold
Norton Commons
Louisville, KY
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Vic was born and raised in Louisville, he attended Trinity High School and attended Eastern University. He was a super Xerox sales representative during the 1970's. Working with the Gem Team for Paul Logsdon.

Vic (2014)

Victor was liked by everyone and in our Xerox days, he was

Vic Arnold (2010)

very much a lady's man. Vic moved to California in the early 1990's and returned to Kentucky in 2015 and currently resides in Norton Commons here in Louisville. He is a sales representative for Konica/Minolta on Bluegrass Parkway.

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

"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

Doug Anderson

Doug 2016

Doug 2018

Doug Anderson
Sales Representative
1970 - 1977
After leaving Xerox, Doug worked for IBM then became an IBM Agent before working with Educational Software after IBM.

(Doug's words)
“Well, it’s been a while since I’ve communicated with most of you....much water under the bridge since then. Xerox was the greatest job of my life. It was my most successful, the place I made so many great friends, the wildest ride I’ve ever been on and given the chance, I’d do it all over again. I have told Xerox war stories all of my life with fondness and exuberance of the experience. You were a special group of people in a great time of business growth. Those of you I know about have been very successful in life and the Xerox foundation paved the way for that success. I’ve missed all of you and hope life has treated you well.”

Best Wishes,

Doug

Doug and his daughter 2019

Doug currently resides in Louisville and enjoys his family, the Louisville Cardinals and retirement.

Dee Patterson

Dee Patterson
Louisville, Kentucky

Website: www.DeePatterson.com

Dee Patterson was a sales representative for Xerox in the late 1970’s - early 1980’s. Since 1988, Dee is a well-known and highly respected professional psychic who has an active practice in Louisville, Kentucky. She has done Psychic Readings, Medium, Spiritual Counseling, Medical Intuition and past life regressions. Dee was past President of Astrology Society and does readings for Edgar Cayce Foundation, (Cayce was a mystic clairvoyant from Beverly, KY, near Hopkinsville). Dee is also publisher of Odyssey Magazine, a non-profit spiritual publication which she created in 1990.

Julie Karp

Julie Karp
Louisville, KY

Julie was with Xerox in the early 1970's through early 1980's. She was very successful in various sales positions including major accounts, the finance and insurance market in the Louisville area. Julie worked for Manager Dick Johnsen as a Financial Account Rep and was successful in landing most of the banks in Louisville! Julie was a hardworking, determined sales representative!

Duane Lightfoot

Duane Lightfoot

Louisville, KY

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Xerox Award Presentation

Duane Lightfoot earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Fayetteville State University in 1974. He has been an entrepreneur since leaving Xerox after a 12-year sales career. He is a seasoned and proven business and community leader!

President, CEO and founder of Center Court Resources (CCRG), a local marketing firm specializing in integrated marketing and networking solutions providing friendly platforms for buyers and sellers to meet (CCRG is his base company of operations), Publisher "Who's Who In Black Louisville"™, the nation's largest annual directory publisher targeting the African American market.

Duane was named the Jeffersontown Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year in 2004, he finds time and believes that it is important to give back to the community. He was appointed by the mayor and has served on the Jeffersontown Civil Service Board for the past nine years. He has served on several boards over the years including the Chamber, Bell Awards and two-time PTA president.

Duane at Xerox in the 80s

A few of his business accomplishments are president and CEO of Commonwealth Printing Company (1997-1999), Cost Saver Equipment and Supplies Corporation (1989-1994), he was also president of Smart Solutions TV and Magazine, a local advertising firm that produces Smart Solutions magazine.

Duane has recently become the Licensee and President of ITEX Kentuckiana, LLC, a barter and trade organization.

He and his wife, Dena have two adult children, Telma and Duane Jr.  

Jim Mannari

James (Jim) Mannari

Scottsdale, AZ
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Jim was a very successful Xerox Sales Representative, while working for ASO Manager, K. David Robertson in Lexington, KY during the early ‘70’s. I am not sure how long he stayed with the Lexington Xerox Team, but believe he was promoted and moved to the Cincinnati, Ohio Xerox Branch after his successful performance in Lexington. I understand that Jim and K. David (and families) have maintained a close relationship during and after Xerox. (Perhaps K.David or Jim will update our information).

Jim has had a very successful business life. Both with Xerox and after Xerox. According to our sources, Jim has built a very successful company over the past 20 years in with corporate offices in Scottsdale, AZ , MARBLELIFE…. A Worldwide Stone, Tile & Grout restoration and maintenance service. They are providers of marble services throughout the world. Mablelife has more than 50 offices around the world, staffed by over 200 MARBLELIFE trained stone restoration professionals.

Phone: 480.483.3745

Website: Marblelife.com

Dick Snider

Dick Snider 1978

Dick Snider 2012

Dick Snider

Louisville, KY

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Dick was an excellent XEROX sales representative during the 1970's and early 80's in the Louisville Branch. He was a very high energy, high integrity, southern gentleman and a good friend to everyone that knew him.

In additional to being an outstanding sales representative, he was the drummer with the famous local musical group "The Monarchs"

Dick Snider 2013

Dick left Xerox in 1982 to become Vice President of Thornton Oil Company in Louisville where he had total responsibility for petroleum and non-petroleum marketing until 1989 at which time he assumed responsibility for "fleet fueling sales" and corporate affairs until 1999 at which time he accepted a position with York Companies for a while, before becoming the General Sales Manager, Innovative Electronic Desrsigns (IED) at IED On Call here in Louisville.

Today, he is the General Sales Manager for (IED) Innovative Electronic Design, LLC and General Manager for Innovative Electronic Design Support Services (IEDSS).

Kay Snider 2013

He and Kay were married in the mid '70s, while both were working with Xerox and today they still live in the Louisville area. They have two adult daughters (Sarah and Ellen) and a son (Richard) who lives in Colorado. On July 31, 2013 Dick became a Grandfather for the first time.....a Granddaughter named Harper Rae born in Breckinridge, Colorado. Congratulations !!!!

Click here for interview with Dick about the Monarchs.

Click here for a video of "This Old Heart" by Dick and the Monarchs.

Click here for a video of Dick playing drums at his daughters 2013 wedding "Ellen and Kevin's Wedding" Dick plays drums with the "Endless Summer Band"!

Ron Hoffman

Ron Hoffman
Lexington, KY

Ron Hoffman spent the 1970s with Xerox, where he held several key leadership roles and built a reputation for both performance and mentorship. He began his career as a Sales Representative before advancing to the role of Duplicator Specialist—an especially demanding, quota-driven position that required him to achieve duplicator sales targets through the broader sales team. In this role, Ron trained, coached, and worked closely with representatives across the branch, helping elevate overall performance.

He was later selected to serve as an ASR Trainer, responsible for developing and preparing new hires, further demonstrating Xerox’s confidence in his leadership and teaching abilities. Ron’s career culminated with his appointment as the 9200 Manager during the initial rollout of the Xerox 9200 system.

He also played a central role in the successful launch of the 9200, working alongside Jim Connors and others to coordinate a memorable kickoff event at the Galt House in Louisville. The event was widely regarded as a success and was attended by notable figures including Colonel Harland Sanders of KFC and Xerox Vice President Jim Keil.

Following his time at Xerox, Ron continued his professional career with Humana, where he served in several roles over a number of years before retiring in Lexington, Kentucky.

Paul Logsdon and Ron Hoffman
1972 Duplicator Countdown Contest

Judy Hoffman (Ron's wife) passed away in April 2014 (Click Here).

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