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.fr HE door business in the West I has had a number of remarkable men in its midst, not the least of whom is Glenn O. Fogleman who retired as general manager of the California Door Co. of Los Angeles in 1970, after a half century with ooCaldoor," when the firm was sold to the T.M. Cobb Co. Unemployed at age 85, he seemed a prime candidate, to those who didn't know him, for a drowsy retirement.

But this amazing man, who had been such a vital and active part of the Western business scene for so long, wasn't about to change the habits of an energetic lifetime.

Though he will b e 88 in November, he is busy writing his third book on genealogy and plans to follow that up with one about his 72 years in California. He recently completed a 2,400 mile trip driving to Oregon to visit relatives and plans to leave soon for a cross country cruise to visit some family in the East. He usually drives about 12,000 miles a year.

Always Active

Activity has been a way of life with him. When he was on the road selling, he covered the territory from Fresno, Ca., south to the Mexican border and did it so thoroughly that he wore out a new Buick every year.

He has worked aroundlumber and building for more than 70 years. His first experience being with the Newport Lumber Co., at 8th and Mulberry in Riverside, Ca.

In 1904 he graduated from the Riverside Business College and had worked during his school years in lumber yards in the area.

Story at a Glance

Meet the remarkable Glenn O. Fogleman after a halfcentury in the door business, retirement at 85 was only the start of a new career writing books.

He was also working in Riverside for the Cresmer Mfg. Co. in 1906 when he was married. He and his wife were married for some 67 years, until her death this April.

He lives now in the old Hotel Vosburg, a landmark in the City of San Jacinto, which is about 95 miles southeast of Los Angeles. He is no stranger to the place. In 1909 he used to stay there when he went to that area, making sales calls for sash, doors and lumber.

He used to arrive in town on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR and be met at the station bv W.J. Vosburg, the hotel's founder, who would load him and his baggage into the hotel's horse drawn wagon and off they would go. Quite a contrast with today's business world of freeways and commuter airplane flights.

The healthy and alert octogenarian doesn't seem to mind retirement. "It is good to get out of the business, it has changed so much. Especially the sash and door business and its conversion from wood to aluminum.o'

The industry may change, but it seems that Glenn Fogleman just keeps on going.

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