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After Vietnam: I reported to Marine Barracks Norfolk,
VA in June 1968 where I served for two years. My first
assignment was OinC of the Rifle Range Detachment at
Dam Neck, VA, a dream job for me since I loved
shooting and marksmanship. After promotion to
Captain I was reassigned as the Security Officer of the
Barracks, responsible for the Naval Base perimeter and
gate security and the Navy's nuclear weapons storage
and security facility at NOB.
After My Initial Obligation was up: In September
1970 I resigned my commission and returned to
Atlanta to attend graduate school. In 1972 I earned my
MBA from Georgia State University. I made the
decision to join my father's company, Gay Construction
Co., and started as a project engineer/project manager.
He later sold me his ownership interest in the company
(on the installment plan!), and for the past 45 years I
have had a very interesting and rewarding career in
the commercial construction industry. The company
has grown, and we have built projects in a wide array
of markets including industrial plants, airplane
hangars, hospitals and healthcare facilities, office
buildings, retail, historic renovations and
redevelopment, schools, churches, and others. We
primarily build in the Southeast, but we have built
across the USA and in Canada and Puerto Rico.
I believe it is important to support our communities by
sharing our time, talents and resources where we can. I
have been involved in a number of community
organizations, as well as supporting my alma mater,
Georgia Tech, through the years. I have served as
Chairman of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association and
Second Platoon
currently serve on the Georgia Tech Foundation Board.
I also currently serve as Chair of the Emory University
Board of Visitors. I have been a long time supporter of
the Boy Scouts of America and served for three years
as President of the Atlanta Area Council. I have served
as Chairman of the Kiwanis Foundation of Atlanta. I
have been a long serving Board member at Hillside
Hospital, a mental health hospital serving young
people, ages 9-18. I serve as an Elder at my church. I
have two daughters from my first marriage. Ginny is
an Ole Miss alumna and lives in Atlanta, and Laurie is a
UVA alumna (and Univ. of Texas Law School grad.) and
lives in Charlottesville, VA. I have a granddaughter,
Amelie, age 4. In 2017 I married Sandy, and we live in
Vinings, a suburb of Atlanta. We have a farm south of
Atlanta where I have raised cattle for 35 years, and we
also enjoy spending time at our lake home in north
Georgia.
Hugh Ronalds and Tom Gay
Hugh Ronalds and Tom Gay
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