July 19, 2012 - Page 13
‘Man About Town’ Cont. from Page 7 So, whenever company comes by, the dogs bark. I have a pretty strong Drill Instructor type voice. I'll walk to the front door, point at the dogs, give them my most steely-eyed glare and say, "NO BARK!" They stop, momentarily. Then it starts again. I do the same Marine DI impression, point at them, and say, "NO BARK!" And they generally stop. Evelyn, on the other paw, has this lovely feminine voice and she'll say . . "stop it! stop it!" They pay her no mind. I don't think Evelyn would ever make a good drill instructor. (I have been told, however, that she was once hired to teach Marines to fight dirty). But when it comes to people choices? Hands down, Evelyn wins. Every time. Both pups love her to death. Usually, one sleeps in the lounge chair on one side of her body, the other is on the other side, sound asleep. And, of course, we humans are reluctant to disturb these sleeping angels . . . even if we have an urgent need to visit the bathroom. Finally, Mother Nature demands action and we lift ourselves out of the easy chair and head for the rest room, knowing full well we have probably traumatized these poor pups forever, by moving our carcass. Somehow, they always manage to forgive us and soon nestle up to us all over again. •••••
Got a great phone call the other day from a delightful lady named Shirley Schaper. Turns out her husband was featured in one of our recent cover stories dealing with the B-24 Liberator, see our Digitized Edition at: http://issuu.com/awodigitaledition/docs/the_paper_ 06212012?mode=window&viewMode=doublePa ge Check out page 3 where the copy begins: Robert Schaper was a B-24 copilot and pilot, joining as a cadet in January 1943. She asked if she might obtain
a few extra copies to give to her family, particularly her grandchildren. The Paper was more than happy to give her a large number of copies, partly in appreciation for her husband’s service and partly because she was just such a nice lady. ••••• A Great Business Opportunity . . . I would rather imagine there may well be an individual in North San Diego County who is looking for a business for his/her son/daughter to acquire and to build a career. This indiviudal would likely want a business that has an established name and reputation for top quality merchandise and service, solid, top quality inventory, a solid lease in a good location with large enough quarters to accommodate a showroom and growth, and an agreement for the present owner to stay on and train for three to six months . . . and who could provide a trained team member who would agree to stay on as part of the business. Finally, this business would be available at a very reasonable price and a tremendous future. The Man About Town knows of such a business and knows and admires the owner a great deal. The owner is an older gentleman who would like to retire . . . but he’s spent such a long time and effort in building his successful name and business that he doesn’t want to just turn it over to anybody. He wants someone who will learn the business and love it as he has. If this sounds like a business opportunity you’d like to discuss, please call The Man About Town and I’ll put you in touch with the seller. He’s one of the finest human beings I’ve ever met and while I will miss him as a businessman, I will be happy to see him enjoy his well deserved retirement. ••••• If you have interesting people or interesting places you think The Man About Town should meet or visit, send your thoughts to: thepaper@cox.net
‘Commentary’ Cont. from Page 5 to be done on the brain waves that would come back from monkeys or humans orbiting in space. Later, on an assignment involving analytical programs he decided that besides writing such programs, he would use them. He developed a model to analyze statistics for the 55 days of horse racing at Santa Anita. He found that long shots are terrible bets, you might make a little money betting favorites to show, but the most profitable was betting the daily double where you picked the 1st or 2nd favorfite in one race and the 4th, 5th or 6th favorites in the other. You thus had 12 possible bets a day and, in that year at least, it had a positive expectation. He would continue to learn new computer languages and to apply that new skill to his job. He wrote operational programs, analytical programs, most any program that needed writing . . . Jack did it. He then joined the JPL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in La Canada. His job there was to track and control the upcoming unmanned moon flights. He would later write programs for Transamerica Financial Services that ultimately dazzled their executives by linking together all 550 of their offices nationwide. By now, Jack had risen in the ranks at IBM, had made enough money to retire, and decided to go into business for himself, created a software firm that became very successful. This began in 1982.
anything - he just did it.
Amazing individual! Tami Ridley - successful businesswoman: “This is such sad news. Jack was one of the nicest men I know. What a loss for Jill, his family and the entire community.” Guy Winton: “I'll miss Jack - he was not only a great guy, but was a constant source of common sense on the Escondido Planning Commission - all Escondidans should mourn his passing.” Betsy Jones: “Sad news: I will always think highly of Jack. My deepest sympathies to Jill and to the Escondido community. Jack made his mark. He will be missed. RIP Donna Davis: “Jack's mother, Lee MacMahon, was a close personal friend of mine. Jack has been enabling people to go beyond their comfort zone since he was a child. Lee began volunteering at Kaiser Hospital when Jack first had polio, she was constantly by his side and began volunteering at Kaiser. This lead to her career with Kaiser that led to ever increasing responsibility with Kaiser. She was of course, his "cheerleader" as he became successful in his professional life that ultimately led him to become a benefactor to our community. Jack's story is truly a story of taking lemons and making lemonade. Jill Campbell is a wonderful lesson in caring and being there for a spouse to help them do wonderful things in their familly and com-
munity.
These are just a few thoughts about Jack Campbell. There were many, many more. Jack Campbell was, and is, well thought of. Rest in Peace, my friend.
‘Dalton’s Last Raid’ Cont. from Page 7
He and Jill moved to Escondido in 1995 and since then, Escondido, and North County, has never been the same. Typical commens came flooding in after Jack’s death was announced:
Emmet Dalton, after his prison term, a businessman, author and actor
Dr. Steve Heilman: I hear so many people say that they can't accomplish things or have a job because they have a list of issues etc, and then I think of Jack and he never made excuses about
1931. In May of 1931, Emmett and Julia returned to Coffeyville for a visit, where they were treated as celebrities. Emmet died at home in Long Beach, California on July 13, 1937.