Background
Austin, Carroll Eugene was born on October 11, 1923 in Winchester, Indiana, United States. Son of Clarence E. and Olive Marie (Freeman) Austin.
Austin, Carroll Eugene was born on October 11, 1923 in Winchester, Indiana, United States. Son of Clarence E. and Olive Marie (Freeman) Austin.
Graduate, Indiana Business College, 1946.
Insurance agent, Campbell & Duff Insurance Agency, Richmond, Indiana, 1948-1951; field representative, Motor Vehicle Casualty Company, Elmhurst, Illinois, 1951-1963; insurance agent, partner, Reissig & Phair Agency, Hammond, Indiana, 1963-1975; insurance agent, owner, Reissig & Phair Agency, Hammond, Indiana, 1975-1980; insurance agent, owner, C.E. Austin Company, Inc., Munster, Indiana, 1980-1992; president, Bekan Insurance Group, Inc., Schererville, Indiana, since 1993.
Elder Christian Church, 1972-1993, trustee, finance committee chair 1974-1993. Chairman.St. John (Indiana) Police Commission, 1974-1982. With United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
Member Indiana Insurance Assemblies of God Theological Seminary of Indiana (president 1984), Honorary Order of Blue Goose International (treasurer since 1992), Hammond Exchange Club (president 1969-1970, 84-87), Woodmar Country Club (fellow member).
Married Ruth Sherrow, June 20, 1946. Children: Emily, Julie.