Background

Coons, Eldo Jess was born on July 5, 1924 in Corsicana, Texas, United States.

Education

Student engineering

Career

Owner C & C Construction Company, Pomona, California, 1946-1948. Sergeant traffic division Pomona Police Department, 1948-1954. National field director National Hot Rod Association, Los Angeles, 1954-1957.

President Coons Custom Manufacturing, Incorporated., Oswego, Kansas, 1957-1968.

Chairman of the Board Borg-Warner Corporation, 1968-1971;president Coons Manufacturing, Incorporated., Oswego, 1971-1984. President East.B.C Management Consultant, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 1984.

Achievements

• Eldo Jess Coons has been listed as a noteworthy manufacturing company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Kansas Governor"s Advisory Committee for State Architects Association. Served with Civil Engineer, Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Named to Executive andProfl.

Hall Fame, Recreational Vehicle/Mobile Homes Hall of Fame, International Hot Rod Hall of Fame, 1961, International Drag Racing Hall of Fame, 1991.

Member Oswego Chamber of Commerce (director), National Juvenile Officers Association, American Legion, American Institute of Management (fellow president"s county), Municipal Officers Association, Oswego Chamber of Commerce, Young President"s Organisation. Masons ( Knights Templar, Shriner), Rotary (president Oswego 1962-1963).

Originator 1st city sponsored police supervised dragstrip.

Connections

Married Beverly K. Robbins, February 6, 1985. Children by previous marriage: Roberta Ann, Valerie, Cheryl.