Roger White's Autobiography

Polished up a bit by Roger Jr., July 2002, copyright Aug 2002

Home The Early Days Going to College Going to Cleveland

Jim Lewis goes into the Army, and my work in WWII After WWII, I venture into fiberglass, Marrying Mike, and my heart problem Getting Dick Newpher to join me at Glastic

Life on South Park Boulevard Shark hunting and Pets After Glastic: Lauren, Pultrusions and Chester's RV Journeys and AGA

- Here are a few of my noteworthy accomplishments: -

• Graduated from MIT university, and got a job at Linde Products Corp.
• Started the bachelors-only "Gold Coast Club" in Cleveland.
• Successfully promoted Linde's steel-torch-cutting process.
• Found new quarters for the Shaker Heights Skating & Tennis Club.
• Designed and built a unique sailing kayak. Newpher made one too.
• Got some Mentor club members to get identical sail boats for racing.
• Ran Lewis Welding Corp. when Lewis was called for WW2 duty.
• Found essential sources on secret World War II bomb project.
• Started Glastic Corporation, 20 years later sold it for $2,000,000.
• Invested in Lauren Corporation and served as Board Chairman.
• Founded Pultrusions Corporation to make "pultruded" fiberglass parts
• Married and unmarried Mike (Anne), then married Bonnie.
• Bought and completely remodeled a badly run down house in Solon.

- ... and here are my brushes with death: -

• Tumble from moving railway car. Circa 1925
• Mountain wall climb in Oregon. Circa 1930
• Lake Erie kayak overturn in storm. Circa 1939
• Car accident en route to Pittsburgh.
• Chartered plane, Mex to (S America).
• Airplane crash on honeymoon trip. 1946
• Near fatal heart disease. 1947.
• Fall from very high tree branch. 1988
• Heart attack, bypass surgery, 1993.