Mill-Village Boy

The
story of Ray Pettit is the story of America. a country of decent and generous people, a country
with a heritage and system of government based on liberty and the rights of
individuals, a country where opportunity has no bounds. Encouraged by his
mill-worker parents, who were lacking in formal education but not in
intelligence, character, and love for their children, he used his natural
ability in mathematics and high-level academic achievement as a springboard to
great accomplishments in engineering, some of which contributed to the
development of today's modem cellphone technology
.Mill-Village Boy begins with the story of a barefoot boy in overalls, in the
small town of Canton, Georgia, during the depression years of the 1930s.
Unconditionally loved by his parents, Ray Pettit went from Class Valedictorian
to graduation from Georgia Tech with a degree in Electrical Engineering. This
was followed by Masters and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, and outstanding
achievements in industry and academia. Mill-Village Boy has elements of
intrigue and danger, love and adventure, comedy and sadness, loyalty and betrayal. . . a fascinating description of an exciting and
rewarding life!