Walt Atkins

Profile Updated: September 6, 2016

Residing In:	GRAHAM, NC USA

Spouse/Partner:	PAM ATKINS

Occupation:	RETIRED, AUTHOR, GUEST LECTURER

Homepage:	WALT ATKINS ON FACEBOOK

Children:	Daughter Cristy, born 1978, married to Thomas Slawson, three grandchildren, missionaries serving with More…

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Retired as Senior Account Executive after 31 years in commercial printing sales. Author of the book "How to Be the Salesman They Remember," guest lecturer to business and MBA students, served eight elected years on the Graham NC City Council, earned a private pilot license, enjoys teaching Sunday School and now assisting the Board of Elections during election seasons. Enjoys golf with Pam at Hilton Head Island and other locations. Thirteen days after graduating from Maryland in June 1972, began six years as Asst. Sports Information Director at NC State University, then two years as Sports Information Director at East Carolina University. Conducted the Sports Media Seminar summer camp at ECU for high school students. Set aside my vow of poverty in in 1980 to sell printing.

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New York Mets scout Whitey Stevens recommended me to the baseball coach at Maryland for work in the sports information office. Four years later, earned a degree in Journalism at Maryland in 1972, having worked in sports information office all four years.

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May God richly bless you as you begin another year serving Him! How about working on another reunion for us while we still can? Who can organize one?

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Happy Birthday Tuesday, Kevin, and many more! Thank you for your service to our country!

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Happy Birthday, Penny! About that next Reunion,,,Is there a better place to have one than New Orleans? FYI, Pam and I have a 10-day trip planned around June 9, our 50th anniversary, but it's only as far as Georgia. God Bless You with many more great years... Long Live the Queen! Walt

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Happy Birthday, Judy! Continue being the one who goes through life collecting friends!
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Happy Birthday soon! Long live The Queen!

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KEEP SHOOTING THE GOSPEL GUN STRAIGHT BROTHER! LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR 55TH REUNION NEXT YEAR. CAN YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE? HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOON, WALT

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WHO KNEW WE WOULD MAKE IT THIS FAR? WELCOME TO CLUB 72! WHEN CAN WE HAVE ANOTHER REUNION SOMEWHERE? AS TJ ROYALTY MAYBE YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN! GOD BLESS YOU, WALT

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY and THANK YOU for protecting our freedom! God bless you, Bill.

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