Author: Charlie

Charlie was born in the Bronx in 1937. Married his childhood sweetheart in 1959. They have three children and four grandchildren. Entered the USAF in 1956. After four years, he joined Bell Telephone Laboratories. He attended CCNY and Ohio State University. In 1974, he transferred to the New York Telephone Company, where he held a number of management positions. In 1986, he became president of the newly formed Nynex (Verizon) Cellular Company. In 1989, he started an international business in Brussels and Hong Kong. He retired in 1992 to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and now lives in Naples, Florida, with his best friend of fifty-six years.