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Second ActHow LFA and FH alumni have reinventedthemselves in the workplaceby Ruth Keyso14 Review Fall 2009 Click: www.lfanet.org8
A Vietnam vet sells antiques. A teacher opens a bed and breakfast. Amotorcycle-riding, former textbook salesman teaches inner-city childrenhow to read.These are just a few examples of LFA and Ferry Hall alumni whohave made dramatic changes in their professional lives. What drivesthis transition? Is it passion? A calling to another line of work? Restlessnessin a current job? A realization that retirement is not all it’scracked up to be?This issue of the Review takes a look at six alumni (and one formerfaculty member) who have embarked on new careers. Their personalstories offer insight into the motivation behind the switch and howthese decisions have affected their lives. For those among you consideringyour own second act, we hope these stories inspire, encourage,and embolden you to explore your passion and, in the process, todiscover a new universe of meaningful opportunities.JOE ARNOLD ’60Colonel Joe Arnold ’60 approached retirementas a chance to do somethingdifferent with his life.Arnold, a West Point graduate andVietnam veteran, enjoyed a 30-yearcareer as an officer in the U.S. Armybefore opening up an Asian antiquesbusiness with his wife, Mary, in 1994.The business, East & Beyond, Ltd., islocated in a three-story townhouse inbusy McLean, Va., near the nation’scapital.While living in Japan during the finalfour years of his military career,Arnold got to thinking about his lifepost-retirement. He knew he wantedto keep working. And he knew heneeded a change.“I didn’t want to work for the government,the military or big business,”says Arnold. “I wanted to launchsomething completely different.”Noting that his wife had an eye for antiquesand that he had good businesssense, Arnold decided to open an antiquesbusiness. He was familiar withhigh-quality antiques: His parents hadcollected artwork and other artifactsduring their years in Asia and Europewith the U.S. Army. And he and hiswife enjoyed hunting for antiques inJapan and on frequent trips to Chinaand Korea. Before returning to theStates and opening a gallery on theirown, the pair found an agent in Asiawho could assist them in their dealingsoverseas.Starting the company was hard work.Arnold began by enrolling in coursesat a local community college, where helearned how to set up a business plancontinued on page 16...Joe Arnold ’60 and hiswife, Mary, in their shop,East & Beyond, Ltd.features 15
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