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'''Roy Henry Drinkard''' (born July 12, 1920, in [[Falkville, Alabama]]) is an American businessman who owns numerous properties and [[shopping centers]] throughout the Southeastern [[United States]].<ref name=Green>{{cite news |title= |
'''Roy Henry Drinkard''' (born July 12, 1920, in [[Falkville, Alabama]]) is an American businessman who owns numerous properties and [[shopping centers]] throughout the Southeastern [[United States]].<ref name="Green">{{cite news |title=Roy Drinkard – Burgermeister |author=Tiffany Green |url=http://www.cullmantimes.com/features/x132644709/Roy-Drinkard-Burgermeister/print |newspaper=Cullman Times |date=October 21, 2009 |accessdate=January 12, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130120055149/http://www.cullmantimes.com/features/x132644709/Roy-Drinkard-Burgermeister/print |archivedate=January 20, 2013 |df=}}</ref> He currently resides in [[Cullman, Alabama]], where he serves as president and [[CEO]] of Drinkard Development, Inc.,<ref name="Meadows">{{cite news |title='Mr. Cullman' honored |author=Shannon Meadows |url=http://www.cullmantimes.com/homepage/x1116126058/Mr-Cullman-honored/print |archive-url=https://archive.is/20110708213817/http://www.cullmantimes.com/homepage/x1116126058/Mr-Cullman-honored/print |dead-url=yes |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |newspaper=Cullman Times |date=November 17, 2006 |accessdate=January 12, 2011}}</ref> a company which provides management, leasing and maintenance services for commercial properties. He was named 2007 City Family Patriarch by the Committee of Cullman Farm-City.<ref name="Meadows" /> Mr. Drinkard has been recognized as the oldest living Marine. |
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==Early life== |
== Early life == |
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Drinkard's father was a business man and the mayor of [[Falkville]] for twenty years.<ref name=Tuscaloosa>{{cite news |title= |
Drinkard's father was a business man and the mayor of [[Falkville]] for twenty years.<ref name="Tuscaloosa">{{cite news |title=Conservation Director's Father dies |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pBQhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4ZkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2602,1554791&dq=roy+drinkard+day&hl=en |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=July 12, 1956 |accessdate=January 12, 2011}}</ref> Drinkard has five siblings, three brothers and two sisters.<ref name="Tuscaloosa" /> He attended [[St. Bernard Preparatory School]] in Cullman.<ref name="Cullman" /> |
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Drinkard served honorably in the [[US Marine Corps]]<ref name=Cullman/> during [[World War II]] as a [[Private First Class]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}. For a time, Drinkard ran a funeral home in [[Guntersville]]. In 1949 Drinkard returned to Cullman and became an autotrader.<ref name=Cullman/> In April 2000, Roy H. Drinkard was appointed a [[trustee]] of [[Troy University]]<ref name=Cullman>{{cite news |title= |
Drinkard served honorably in the [[US Marine Corps]]<ref name="Cullman" /> during [[World War II]] as a [[Private First Class]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}. For a time, Drinkard ran a funeral home in [[Guntersville]]. In 1949 Drinkard returned to Cullman and became an autotrader.<ref name="Cullman" /> In April 2000, Roy H. Drinkard was appointed a [[trustee]] of [[Troy University]]<ref name="Cullman">{{cite news |title=Drinkard influential in building Cullman's economy |author=Evan Belanger |url=http://www.cullmantimes.com/local/x1116122868/Drinkard-influential-in-building-Cullmans-economy/print |newspaper=Cullman Times |date=April 13, 2006 |accessdate=January 12, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130120063922/http://www.cullmantimes.com/local/x1116122868/Drinkard-influential-in-building-Cullmans-economy/print |archivedate=January 20, 2013 |df=}}</ref> in [[Troy, Alabama]] by then [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[Don Siegelman]].<ref name="Green" /> |
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Many of the buildings owned by Drinkard are designed in [[Germany|German]] village-inspired themes, reflecting the German heritage and history of Cullman County, Alabama {{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}. |
Many of the buildings owned by Drinkard are designed in [[Germany|German]] village-inspired themes, reflecting the German heritage and history of Cullman County, Alabama {{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}. |
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==References== |
== References == |
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Roy Henry Drinkard (born July 12, 1920, in Falkville, Alabama) is an American businessman who owns numerous properties and shopping centers throughout the Southeastern United States.[1] He currently resides in Cullman, Alabama, where he serves as president and CEO of Drinkard Development, Inc.,[2] a company which provides management, leasing and maintenance services for commercial properties. He was named 2007 City Family Patriarch by the Committee of Cullman Farm-City.[2] Mr. Drinkard has been recognized as the oldest living Marine.
Early life
Drinkard's father was a business man and the mayor of Falkville for twenty years.[3] Drinkard has five siblings, three brothers and two sisters.[3] He attended St. Bernard Preparatory School in Cullman.[4]
Drinkard served honorably in the US Marine Corps[4] during World War II as a Private First Class[citation needed]. For a time, Drinkard ran a funeral home in Guntersville. In 1949 Drinkard returned to Cullman and became an autotrader.[4] In April 2000, Roy H. Drinkard was appointed a trustee of Troy University[4] in Troy, Alabama by then Alabama Governor Don Siegelman.[1]
Many of the buildings owned by Drinkard are designed in German village-inspired themes, reflecting the German heritage and history of Cullman County, Alabama [citation needed].
References
- ^ a b Tiffany Green (October 21, 2009). "Roy Drinkard – Burgermeister". Cullman Times. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Shannon Meadows (November 17, 2006). "'Mr. Cullman' honored". Cullman Times. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Conservation Director's Father dies". The Tuscaloosa News. July 12, 1956. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Evan Belanger (April 13, 2006). "Drinkard influential in building Cullman's economy". Cullman Times. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
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