Alan E. Hovey, Jr. The Autobiography

About the Book

This is the story of a boy, born in Burlington, Vermont during the great depression, and emancipated in his seventeenth year, lived his life. Written for the benefit of his descendants, here is how one man coped with the demands of middle class life in America during the second half of the Twentieth Century and into the new millennium.

Readers of the author's generation will enjoy the stories of a boy coming of age as it was lived in pre-war America. A time of knickers, marbles, ice men, and organ grinders. Younger readers may reflect on what it was like to grow up in a world without television, cell phones, video games or jet planes. All readers will share the author's experience of working his way through college, getting married, serving in the U.S. Army, and living in the turbulent 60's and 70's. Readers may feel the hurt of divorce, the excitement of transition, the joy of remarriage, and the challenges of retirement. It's all here, supplemented by over two hundred and fifty photos, in a highly personal first person account, designed to inform and entertain.

About the Author

Alan E. Hovey, Jr. was born in 1933 in Burlington, Vermont. He graduated from Newport High School, Newport, Vermont, in 1950 and from the University of Florida, BSBA, in 1956. He retired in 1995 from the Salk Institute, GSD, in Swiftwater, Pa., where he was employed as the Director of Human Resources. Prior to joining Salk, his career was primarily in the field of retail chain store management. He held positions of V.P. of Human Resources, Director of Personnel, and Store Operations manager for three regional and national retail chains.

The Personnel Accreditation Institute accredits Mr. Hovey as a Senior Professional in Human Resources for Life. He served on the Board of the Delaware Valley Project with Industry and was the 1'st Vice Chaiperson. He also chaired the Penjerdel (Pa.-N.j.-Del.) Retail Council, and was twice elected to the Board of Education in East Aurora, New York.

The author has had a lifelong passion for music and photography. He has sung with glee clubs, choruses, quartets and choirs in venues ranging from the New York Worlds Fair to the University of Havana, Cuba. He is an active member of the Casements Camera Club in Ormond Beach, Florida, his photographs usually focus on people, and several of his images have won awards.