Raised as a farm boy in Clay County, Indiana, Roy developed a great interest in those early internal combustion engines of the period and the vehicles they propelled. Like the entrepreneurial spirit that brought his ancestors to America, Roy left his Father's farm to open an automobile repair shop in Clay City, IN.
After later acquiring a mechanic's job in the Chevrolet dealership in Mulberry, IN., he brought his family north where they lived for several years before moving to Clarks Hill where his reputation grew as a top-notch repairman in the Ford garage. His abilities on the mandolin also bacame known, the story goes that one evening a week other musicians would join him to play tunes of the day. I have that mandolin today and it is a prized and loved posession.
Due to the Great Depression, business at the Ford dealership slowed and Roy was soon operating his own repair shop. About 1938 the Ford business closed in Clarks Hill and with a need for more space to handle the increasing repair work, he purchased the Ford dealership buildings and quickly found it necessary to hire men to accommodate and demand of the business.
At the onset of World War ll, his workmen were called to military service and with no new auto and farm equipment available for purchase, the ever increasing work load fell upon him. The stress of keeping the farm equipment in the three county area in working order bagan to take its toll on his health;and in the early morning hours of Father's Day 1944 my Father's heart just gave out.
As one friend said, "He literally worked himself to death". I am proud to be his son. Don Ream
After later acquiring a mechanic's job in the Chevrolet dealership in Mulberry, IN., he brought his family north where they lived for several years before moving to Clarks Hill where his reputation grew as a top-notch repairman in the Ford garage. His abilities on the mandolin also bacame known, the story goes that one evening a week other musicians would join him to play tunes of the day. I have that mandolin today and it is a prized and loved posession.
Due to the Great Depression, business at the Ford dealership slowed and Roy was soon operating his own repair shop. About 1938 the Ford business closed in Clarks Hill and with a need for more space to handle the increasing repair work, he purchased the Ford dealership buildings and quickly found it necessary to hire men to accommodate and demand of the business.
At the onset of World War ll, his workmen were called to military service and with no new auto and farm equipment available for purchase, the ever increasing work load fell upon him. The stress of keeping the farm equipment in the three county area in working order bagan to take its toll on his health;and in the early morning hours of Father's Day 1944 my Father's heart just gave out.
As one friend said, "He literally worked himself to death". I am proud to be his son. Don Ream
Raised as a farm boy in Clay County, Indiana, Roy developed a great interest in those early internal combustion engines of the period and the vehicles they propelled. Like the entrepreneurial spirit that brought his ancestors to America, Roy left his Father's farm to open an automobile repair shop in Clay City, IN.
After later acquiring a mechanic's job in the Chevrolet dealership in Mulberry, IN., he brought his family north where they lived for several years before moving to Clarks Hill where his reputation grew as a top-notch repairman in the Ford garage. His abilities on the mandolin also bacame known, the story goes that one evening a week other musicians would join him to play tunes of the day. I have that mandolin today and it is a prized and loved posession.
Due to the Great Depression, business at the Ford dealership slowed and Roy was soon operating his own repair shop. About 1938 the Ford business closed in Clarks Hill and with a need for more space to handle the increasing repair work, he purchased the Ford dealership buildings and quickly found it necessary to hire men to accommodate and demand of the business.
At the onset of World War ll, his workmen were called to military service and with no new auto and farm equipment available for purchase, the ever increasing work load fell upon him. The stress of keeping the farm equipment in the three county area in working order bagan to take its toll on his health;and in the early morning hours of Father's Day 1944 my Father's heart just gave out.
As one friend said, "He literally worked himself to death". I am proud to be his son. Don Ream
After later acquiring a mechanic's job in the Chevrolet dealership in Mulberry, IN., he brought his family north where they lived for several years before moving to Clarks Hill where his reputation grew as a top-notch repairman in the Ford garage. His abilities on the mandolin also bacame known, the story goes that one evening a week other musicians would join him to play tunes of the day. I have that mandolin today and it is a prized and loved posession.
Due to the Great Depression, business at the Ford dealership slowed and Roy was soon operating his own repair shop. About 1938 the Ford business closed in Clarks Hill and with a need for more space to handle the increasing repair work, he purchased the Ford dealership buildings and quickly found it necessary to hire men to accommodate and demand of the business.
At the onset of World War ll, his workmen were called to military service and with no new auto and farm equipment available for purchase, the ever increasing work load fell upon him. The stress of keeping the farm equipment in the three county area in working order bagan to take its toll on his health;and in the early morning hours of Father's Day 1944 my Father's heart just gave out.
As one friend said, "He literally worked himself to death". I am proud to be his son. Don Ream
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