Background
Ford, Arthur Douglas was born on November 4, 1928 in Fort Meade, Missouri, United States. Son of Miles Ernest Ford and Margaret Anna (Heiner) Ford Gelie.
Swimming pool and spa company executive
Ford, Arthur Douglas was born on November 4, 1928 in Fort Meade, Missouri, United States. Son of Miles Ernest Ford and Margaret Anna (Heiner) Ford Gelie.
Graduated from the high school, Westminster, Missouri.
Surveyor, Maryland. Highway Administration, Baltimore, 1949-1951; estimator, product manager, Allied Contractors, Inc., Baltimore, 1951-1953; projects manager, estimator, Ruth Engineering Company, Baltimore, 1953-1958; owner, president, Exso Construction Company, Inc., Baltimore, 1958-1984; owner, president, Freestate Pools, Inc., Baltimore, 1963-1966; owner, president, Freestate Sales, Inc., Fallston, Maryland., since 1980.
Chairman board directors Young Men’s Christian Association of Baltimore, 1960-1976. Member National Spa and Pool Institute.
Married Dorothy Jane Spenser, January 16, 1950 (divorced 1978). Children: Douglas Randall, Janet Mae, Bryan Spencer, Jeffrey Charles, Todd Owen. Married Tomoko Shimizo, January 11, 1980.