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The Dixie Dude
I feel grateful I had the opportunity to have met and
talked to Mr. Page Enloe and was able to share some of
his memories with you. There just aren’t many people
now that come close to his generation and of that
generation, not many like Page Enloe. Page died quietly
on the morning of April 11th. Anyone that knew him
is saddened by the loss of this great man, but they also
need to remember how fortunate they were to have
known him. Of course, I won’t be able to get the rest
of his story from him and regret that he won’t be here
to read it. But I have to think, in some way, he will.
him and his siblings and managed them. He got into screen
printing. Then invested in Ready Mark, who made the giant
markers that schools and colleges used to make banners
and eventually was selling the ink in 55 gallon drums all
over the country. He also made artist canvases that he sold,
often out of his car. Glenn Boyd remembered Page telling
him about a ticket he got doing a hundred plus out west.
As I’ve said, I didn’t know Page that well before we met
for this story. But there are many that did. So I decided
who better to help me finish than them. But there are
a few things Page shared with me that I can add. But during these years, Page lived very sparingly.
I think he was one that didn’t like debt so he focused on
paying it off. He told me if he wanted a coke, he would
drink water instead. Then the day came when the bank
called and needed him there as soon as possible. He asked
why and they said his loans were all paid off. He couldn’t
get there fast enough! That is when, I think, Page started
to relax and do things he never had time to do before.
After leaving Handley Mills, Page borrowed some money
and used it to upgrade several buildings his mother left to From what I’m told, Page promised his mom when
he got back from the war that he would never fly a plane as
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