Tuttle Times 04/02/2015

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Elevator: 40 uplifting yearswill,” said Fox.

When asked if he plans to bid for the job when it comes available he replied,

"Oh absolutely,” said Fox

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contacts [include] Tinker Air Force Base, Ft. Sill Army Base, all of Oklahoma City public schools, the state capital complex including the capitol and surrounding buildings, so he has some pretty substantial mainte­nance contracts,” said Fox.

Fox is married to Terry and Judy’s daughter, Val­erie, and began working for American Elevator Com­pany twenty years ago at Terry’s encouragement.

For twenty years Fox watched as Terry set the example of how to run the business.

“My father in law is, es­sentially, he’s my hero. I look up to everything he’s accom­plished,” said Fox.

American Elevator Com­pany is currently the only independent elevator com­pany in Oklahoma City that covers the full realm of the trade, including service, re­pair, new construction and modernizations.

This has made them a fa­vorite of many Oklahoma City Businesses and a target for foreign investors who want to buy American El­evator Company as they have all of the other ma­jor players over the last 40 years. However, Terry has always declined wishing to maintain the independence, integrity and personable feel of his company.

“One of the greatest things about the Schmidt’s, Terry would never ask anyone to do anything he wouldn’t do himself,” said Fox, who says Terry even takes the major holiday calls allow­

-Submitted photoOne of the American Elevator Company's units is pictured at work in this photo taken from the lobby of one of its clients.

ing his employees to spend time with their family and friends.

Fox said that Terry and Judy have always taken every aspect of the business very seriously and have worked to create and maintain a family atmosphere.

“Val and Steven [Terry and Judy’s children] were both raised at the shop until they were old enough to go to school, same things goes with my children and now Steven’s children,” said Fox.

“That’s been a blessing. It’s kind of unique and lends to the family atmosphere Terry has created there.”

“We’ve got all our kids there [now],” said Judy with pride. “They grew up in the

office, all their kids have grown up in the office. The youngest is there now, she’s just crawling.”

They’ve extended that re­spectful family feel to their 14 employees as well and are continually fielding calls from people who want to work with them.

“People will work harder for you if you appreciate what they’re doing and make them less of a num­ber and more of a person and that’s what he’s always done,” said Fox.

March 28th marked 40 years of success for the fam­ily company.

“We managed to keep the doors open for 40 years so I guess we’re doing some­

thing right and maybe my grandkids will eventually be in the business, you never know,” said Terry who offi­cially retired from the fam­ily business a year ago and handed the reins over to his two children and their spouses, who the couple feels is qualified and capable due in large part to their be­ing raised, literally, in the elevator business.

Terry’s legacy lives on through his children and successors who Fox says learned by and now lead by his example.

“He laid the groundwork for us, he set the business model. Hard work pays off and I think 40 years in busi­ness would prove that.”

AT&TFrom Page 1A

mired Telecommunications Com­pany in the world in 2015. Addition­ally, FORTUNE ranked AT&T #47 among all companies in all industries in its list of the Top 50 Most Admired companies in the world. FORTUNE’S Most Admired Companies lists are among the most highly respected indicators of corporate performance and reputation.

AT&T U-verse is delivered over AT&T’s advanced IP network and includes AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet, AT&T U-verse TV, and AT&T U-verse Voice.**** AT&T U- verse TV customers enjoy Total Home DVR*, apps for entertainment on the go, and integrated features. AT&T re­cently received three Women’s Choice Awards* as “America’s Most Recom­mended Brand Among Women for Broadband, Television and Phone Service Provider.” Frost & Sullivan recognized AT&T for its leadership in high-speed Internet services with the 2015 North American Competi­tive Strategy and Innovation Leader­ship of the Year Award for Broadband, AT&T U-verse TV with the 2015 North American Company of the Year for Multichannel Video for its growth, innovation, and leadership, and the 2015 North American Company of the Year for Consumer Communica­tion Services.

AT&T operates an extensive Wi-Fi network including more than 34,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots at popular restaurants, hotels, bookstores and retailers, and provides access to more than 1 million Hot Spots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T smartphone customers get ac­cess to our entire national Wi-Fi net­work at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn’t count against customers’ monthly wireless data plans.*****

If the AT&T-DirecTV merger is approved by regulators, the combined

companies will have an opportunity to redefine the video entertainment industry by delivering content to consumers across multiple screens

— mobile devices, TVs, laptops, the backseat displays of connected cars, and even airplanes. AT&T has also committed to expand and enhance its deployment of both wireline and fixed wireless high-speed Internet to cover at least 15 million customer lo­cations across 48 states - most of them in underserved rural areas.

For more information about AT&T s coverage in Oklahoma or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer. For up­dates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.

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Anthony: Return to Sulphur RiverFrom Page 1A

sented at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas on Saturday, April 11 at 11 a.m. As part of the DEAR Texas event on Sunday, April 12, they will be in an Austin book store doing a reading and book signing of all their books. For complete list of book stores that will be participating, please visit DearTexas.info.

Texas Association of Authors focuses on promoting authors. The association leverages the knowledge and expertise of various authors to promote their works locally and globally. A sample chapter from both award winning books at books, txauthors.com/catego-ry-s/1875-

Return to Sulphur River focuses on protagonists Art Loggings and Dar­rell Stroud who became friends while

serving in the Confederate Army. After returning home after the war, the two face punishment from Yankees, cor­rupt lawyers, rustlers and outlaws. Indian tribes are also highlighted, some allies and some foes, as Loggings and Stroud fight for survival.

The author, Anthony, was born and raised in Goose Creek, Texas and now resides in Tuttle. He retired in 2012 after 31 years in education. Ten of those years he served as superintendent of the South Fork School District in Kincaid, Illinois. Be­fore beginning his career, he spent two years in the army. His career began in agriculture manufacturing and mar­keting for 20 years. Art is married with four children, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.