Our Member Spotlight for August, 2018 is JR Ball, 70 (Charles E. JR Ball).
JR married Vicki S. Ball (Navy Brat) in November 1969. He met Vicki 3-months before getting out of the Navy (1968) and per JR, “She is the best thing that has ever happened to me…”. JR and Vicki have 3-adult ‘kids’ (Annapolis, Chicago & Ocala) and 5-grandchildren.He joined the Navy out of high school (1965). Navy Hospital Corpsman (Combat Medic), detached to the Marines (Fleet Marine Force) in DaNang, Vietnam (November ’66 — ’67); he had just turned 19 when he arrived in Chu Lai. — and found out quickly that there is some benefit to being young and naïve; follow orders. — JR said, “I was just plain lucky to have come home alive and in one piece, primarily because of the Marines that were around me — Semper Fi; others were not so lucky…”
He started college (University of Maryland) when 27-yrs. old (1975), married with 3-kids. Graduated in 3-years (1978), broke and heavily in debt. — Car (Chevy Vega – 32k miles) died in my junior year. He will never again own a GM product…:-)
They moved to Florida in 1982. — Hello sunshine…Employment:· Licensed Professional Engineer (Civil)· Retired: Local government and private sector· Civil Engineering Consultant (JRB Civil, LLC) He was born and raised in Washington, D.C., inner-city for most of that time; government subsidized housing, the projects…
1st BMW: 2005 330Ci (E46) ZHP / MTech, Automatic, Convertible, Alpine White and ‘Natural’ (tan) Leather Interior.
Current BMW: 2004 M3 Convertible, SMG II, Carbon Metallic Black with Cinnamon Leather Interior
He enjoyed track time at PDX Daytona and has been a Sunshine Bimmers Member since June 2013. His hobbies (other than BMW’s)· ‘Home Body’· Cycling, Casual / Trails (‘Flatbar’ Road Bike)· Sports: Maryland Terps, Redskins, Nationals· Has a consulting business that keeps me pretty busy. Has been a Rotarian for the last 24-years. Rotary is an international community services organization of ~1.2 million members in over 30,000 clubs around the world and they help people, communities and society.
Personal Motto: Despite his penchant for phrases, there is not one that he would characterize as a ‘personal motto’. However, a couple of phrases he shares with folks quite frequently: “I am delighted to have birthdays…” And what was it that Casey Kasem (American Top 40) would say: “… You can live it up, but don’t live it up so much that you can’t live it down…”
He enjoyed track time at PDX Daytona and has been a Sunshine Bimmers Member since June 2013. His hobbies (other than BMW’s)· ‘Home Body’· Cycling, Casual / Trails (‘Flatbar’ Road Bike)· Sports: Maryland Terps, Redskins, Nationals· Has a consulting business that keeps me pretty busy. Has been a Rotarian for the last 24-years. Rotary is an international community services organization of ~1.2 million members in over 30,000 clubs around the world and they help people, communities and society.
Personal Motto: Despite his penchant for phrases, there is not one that he would characterize as a ‘personal motto’. However, a couple of phrases he shares with folks quite frequently: “I am delighted to have birthdays…” And what was it that Casey Kasem (American Top 40) would say: “… You can live it up, but don’t live it up so much that you can’t live it down…”
