Background
Vail, Robert William was born on October 29, 1921 in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Vail, Robert William was born on October 29, 1921 in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Student, Ohio State University, 1938—1939.
Chemist Barnebey-Cheney Engineering Company, 1941—1944. Senior chemist Pennsylvania Coal Products Company, Petrolia, 1944—1951. Abrasive engineer Carborundum Company, Niagara Falls, New York, 1951—1954.
Technical sales Allied Chemical Corporation, Cleveland, 1954—1959. Head research laboratory United States Ceramic Tile Company, Canton, 1960—1962. Sales manager Ferro Chemical division Ferro Corporation, Walton Hills, 1962—1970.
President R. William Vail Inc., Cleveland, 1970—1972. Manager technical services Manpower Inc., 1972—1974. Owner, manager Vail, Shaker Heights, 1974—1978.
Senior consultant Hayden, Heman, Smith & Associates, Cleveland, 1978—1983. Owner Vail, Newbury, since 1983.
Member of Amateur Radio Relay League, Al Koran Shrine, Scottish Rite, Masons.
Son of Robert David (Dmitri) and Dorothy (Mosier) Vail. Married Martha Henderson, April 7, 1939. Children: William N., Veronica Vail Fish, David A., Ashley M., Victor H., Lorelei Hird, Hilary W.