![]() It used to be called Washington Missionary College. One was called John Nevins Andrews and the other was called Sligo, which was right near the Washington Adventist University. Their so-called General Conference is there, and so their flagship high school was Takoma Academy. Takoma Park is sort of the Mecca for the Adventists. My schooling was all done in Adventist grade schools and high school. So then he came back to Takoma Park and raised a family also, and lived there until he retired to Fort Meyers, Florida back in the ’70s. Maybe he was drafted I don't remember exactly all the details of that. So it was a fairly big shop - he had about 100 people working for him. My brother actually took a couple of years of college and then quit and then he started working with my dad’s plastering business, which had been expanded to also include acoustical tile and stuff like that. ![]() Anderson:ĭid they encourage you to get an education, your brother? Woodall: So my dad I don't think ever finished high school I’m pretty sure he didn't anyway. at one of the Adventist colleges there and got her degree there. She went to UNC for a while, then ended up in Washington, D. My mother came from the eastern part of the Piedmont area. Well, he I think made it through the eighth grade before he started cutting his way through life, and he started out in Archdale, North Carolina, which is right near High Point, in the western part of North Carolina. Your father was a plastering contractor? Woodall:Īnd what about your parents’ education? Woodall: Anderson:ĭid you? Tell me a little more about your parents. I was part of the Seventh Day Adventist community there and went to their parochial high school and grade school. That’s when it was largely Seventh Day Adventist. I have one brother who is deceased who was eight years older than I, and two half sisters, both of whom are deceased. My dad was a plastering contractor, and my mother was a homemaker. Okay, so I was born not too far from where you work, Takoma Park, Maryland. Jerry, let’s start by talking a little about your family background. I’m at Purdue University interviewing Jerry Woodall, and today is November 8, 2010. Disclaimer: This transcript was scanned from a typescript, introducing occasional spelling errors. ![]() ![]() Please bear in mind that: 1) This material is a transcript of the spoken word rather than a literary product 2) An interview must be read with the awareness that different people's memories about an event will often differ, and that memories can change with time for many reasons including subsequent experiences, interactions with others, and one's feelings about an event. Please contact us for information about accessing these materials. For many interviews, the AIP retains substantial files with further information about the interviewee and the interview itself. If this interview is important to you, you should consult earlier versions of the transcript or listen to the original tape. The AIP's interviews have generally been transcribed from tape, edited by the interviewer for clarity, and then further edited by the interviewee. This transcript is based on a tape-recorded interview deposited at the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics. This transcript may not be quoted, reproduced or redistributed in whole or in part by any means except with the written permission of the American Institute of Physics. ![]()
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