Background
Thomas, Robert L. was born on August 1, 1941 in Atlanta. Son of Orville Kermit Smith and Ina Evelyn Peterson.
manufacturing company executive
Thomas, Robert L. was born on August 1, 1941 in Atlanta. Son of Orville Kermit Smith and Ina Evelyn Peterson.
Bachelor in History, Queens College, 1969.
Assistant buyer, J.C. Penney Company Inc., New York City, 1964-1970; sales manager, Avon Products Inc., Atlanta, 1970-1972; president, Saul Brothers & Company Inc., Atlanta, since 1973.
Board of directors Murphey Candler Little League, Atlanta, 1972, also board of trustees. Board directors Leukemia Society, Atlanta, since 1988. Member Dekalb County Executive Committee Republican Party, Atlanta, 1970-1974.
Delegate State Convention Republican Party, Atlanta, 1972. Member South East Textile and Apparel Manufacturers, United States Polo Association, Atlanta Polo Club, Gulfstream Polo Club (West Palm Beach), New York Athletic Club (New York City), Country Club of the South (Alpharetta, Georgia).
Married Karen Degenhardt, December 4, 1960 (divorced April 1978). Children: John Harding, Gregory James, Kristen Ann. Married Mary Ellen Seaman, May 2, 1981.
Children: Lindsey Marian, Mark Gordon.