Ernest Patrick West

Background

West, Ernest Patrick was born on April 30, 1925 in Chattanooga. Son of Ernest Patrick and Martha Permelia (Jones).

Education

Bachelor in Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute Technology, 1950.

Career

Gas engineer, superintendent, various agys. in Southeast, 1950-1968; superintendent gas department, City of Cartersville, Georgia, 1968-1969; superintendent water and sewer, City of Bartow, Florida, 1969-1973; manager sewer and water, Orange County, Orlando, Florida, 1973-1977; public utilities director, Orange County, Orlando, Florida, 1977-1979; executive director, Southern Seminole and Northern Orange County Wastewater Transmission Authority, Maitland, Florida, 1979-1993; retired,, 1993.

Achievements

• Ernest Patrick West has been listed as a noteworthy water and wastewater utility executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Navy, 1943-1946, PTO. Member NSPE, Florida Engineering Society, Water Environmental Federation.

Interests

• Avocations: woodworking, church activities.

Connections

Married Minnie Lou Stipe, September 11, 1948. Children: James Michael, Patricia Lynne, Sylvia Marie.

Father:

Ernest Patrick West

Mother:

Martha Permelia (Jones) West

Spouse:

Minnie Lou Stipe

child:

James Michael West

child:

Patricia Lynne West

child:

Sylvia Marie West