Pub. 1 2019-2020 Issue 4

Issue 4 2020 13 WVADA enjoys the two family dogs; golden re - trievers named Bailey and Mac. Andrew is 9 years old and in fourth grade at an excellent school. He is too young to decide what he wants to do with his life, but he’s enthusiastic about the fam - ily business and helps with community outreach. He already has business cards that identify him as the VP of sales, but that doesn’t mean he won’t get a chance to choose, the same way his father and grandfather did. Like any good father, Tim wants his son to have a happy, ful - filled life and supports Andrew’s future choices. He said, “If Andrew doesn’t want to get into the business, we’ll run it as long as I want to, and then we’ll deal with it when the time comes.” Tim never knew his great-grandfather, who died before he was born, but he was close to his grandfather and spent a lot of time with him during his last months. His father, Mike, has also been a great mentor. Mike says he respects his son’s business acumen and work eth - ic and just wants him to continue doing what he’s doing. Outside the family, Tim has been close to two particular friends, Sam and Susan Ross. Susan’s grandparents were friends with Tim’s grandparents and were some- times customers, too. He calls Sam and Susan humble, successful individuals who, apart from his father, have been his most significant mentors. They are also Andrew’s godparents. Interests Community Service Mike has always been involved in commu - nity service but has been trying to cut back in recent years. Early in his career, he was involved with the Jaycees. He also served on many boards. Mike is now down to be - ing on only one board, the local economic de- velopment authority. Under Tim’s direc - tion, the compa - ny supports many different organi - zations: the Boy Scouts, the Boy’s and Girl’s club, the YMCA, and organizations to help people with physical and mental disabili- ties. Customers have come to Tim and Mon - ica with the names of organizations they want the company to support, and the family has tried to be good partners with these customers. With respect to the Boy Scouts, Andrew is a scout, and Mike was also very active. The local chapters and troops have a high participation rate, and Tim is proud to support them. Favorite Vehicles Mike and Tim both like pickup trucks. Mike says they are his all-time favorite vehicle. They both drive a GMC Sierra crew-cabin four-door pickup truck. Tim also liked the GMC Syclone and the GMC Typhoon SUV in his younger days. GMC sold the Syclone in 1991, and it was mar - keted as the world’s quickest stock pick - up truck. The Typhoon (1991-1993) was a high-performance SUV that was relat - ed to the Syclone. Free Time and Hobbies Mike likes reading during his free time and especially enjoys historical nonfic - tion about U.S. history. When he was interviewed, he was reading Jefferson and Hamilton: The Rivalry That Forged a Nation, by John Ferling. Once in a while, he will read one or two books of fiction if his wife recommends them. Tim has spent about 120-150 nights a year on the road, mostly because of trade shows, over the last 20 years. That all changed with COVID-19. During the last six months, he has only been on the road three nights, other than trips with his family, and it has been a welcome change. He likes and appreciates being home, but he and his family also enjoy traveling as a family to new locations. His free time is generally spent with fam - ily and friends, close to home or during travel. Tim did hire a guide to teach Andrew and himself how to fly fish, which has become one of Andrew’s favorite activi - ties. Although Andrew likes golf and ten - nis, he loves fly fishing. t