? Chronicle Profile ?n t i^i ii ^ . i g " ' , , i 11 > ? ? Foxworth: Happ BY AUDREY WILLIAMS Chronicle Staff Writer n i It's not that he's pessimistic, but John Foxworth had every reason to worry about his future after being laid off from two very promising jobs. Now a night collections manacer for WapHnwio Services in the downtown Phillips Building, the 33-year-old Charlotte native says he can now feel a better sertse of security. Before being hired by Wachovia in October, Foxworth, who says he fjud*amusement in dropping his surname, was employed at American Minorities Inc., a computer tab card manufacturer in High Point, until the company suffered financial losses and he was laid off. His reason for coming to Winston-Salem in 1978 was, in his words, "to take up an offer 1 couldn't refuse." . ?-? Tie worltsd luu "wav from umlitpp s? ledger manager at Leggs Inc., where he stayed for four years until he was laid off. "I was worried," says Foxworth. "But 1 wasn't even going to apply here until someone from my church suggested that I apply and I did, and wham, I got the job." Foxworth isn't questioning motives or fate. Rather, he says he prefers to think about happiness and providing the blanket of security for his wife, Diane, a computer operator at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., and their 9-month-old son, Ashley. Upon first glance or impression, Foxworth's^saltand-pepper gray makes him one step shy of \ distinoninheH hilt th#? hnvich orin oivM him <*%*/??. ? ?, vv.. ...? w; u.i in ?> ? vo iiini away as Omegas close out year with chapter met at the Masonic 'vLjA^ Lodge on 14th St. The pl^SH t! following were installed as W < 1 officers for the 1984-85 ^j| year: basileus, James A. M I Rousseau; vice basileus, C^OM James A. Franklin; keeper <.? *. rvBB records and seal, Calvin n ? f\. aman; assistant Keeper m _ of records, Charles 1j Hairston; keeper of finance, Willie G. Richardson; assistant keeper of finance, Alvin Atkinson, and public relations, James A. Franklin, right, acce Howard L. Shaw. ship check from Joseph O. Lot Appointed positions were Scholarship Committee of th keeper of peace, Donald Omega Psi Phi Faternity Inc. F Scales; chaplain, Edwin L. ding the University of Notre C Patterson, who installed the new officers, and paliamen- was also commended for in th tarian, Roland Hayes. representing the chapter at was Isaiah Tidwell, outgoing the recent district meeting Wir basileus, was presented a in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Virgil Uni plaque for leadership dur- Simpson is the area's be ing the past two years, district representative, one James P. Keen, chairman William Hoffler Jr. is chair- trib of the honors and man of the fund-raising memorials committee, committee for the district. mar made the presentation. At its spring formal corr Tidwell in the keeper of dance, the chapter also serv finance for the sixth presented a $1000 scholar- spri district, which includes ship to James A. Franklin Cha both North and South Jr. He will attend the as Carolina. Howard Shaw University of Notre Dame non \ Douglas B. Cochrane has tion as senior training min been elected mortgage of- specialists in Trust Opera- Uni ficer at Wachovia Bank and tions. He is a native of Can Trust, John J. Hohn has Yankton, S.D., and a W been elected trust officer, graudate of St. John's 196< Annette R. McKain bank- Univeristy in Collegeville, the ing officer and A1 L. Wall Minn. nati general services officer. McKain has been with the G Cochrane joined the bank since 1982 and serves beer bank in 1982 and serves in as deposit products ficei the general loan administra- manager in the marketing tion area of the Commercial section of Retail Banking K Mortgage Group. A native Administration. She is a with of Chicago, he is a graduate native of Clarksburg, and of the College of William W.Va., and has a stuc and Mary. bachelor's degree from nati Hohn joined Wachovia Wheeling College and a Ohi last year in his current posi- master's in business ad- Ohi illtllllltllMlllllllimmilllllHIIIIMmillllHIMIIIIHMIItNMIIIIIIIIItlllltllllllltMIHMiniMIMIIIIIttlllll Thompson honored From P Earlyne Martin, Miss San- Guests attending were the Joh dra Hines and Miss Freida Rev. and Evangelist Ervin Mr: Thompson. Grandchildren j_jjnes^ Clyde Hines, anc attending were Michael and ^irs. Senora Monroe, Ms. Sor Shawn Kelly, Lucretia and M Reginald Carter, Derrick Nena Blanton, Mr. Othella s Williams, Dale Martin Jr., Hines, Mr. Ernest nc| Carletta and Nikkie Hines. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Shi * ? ty with life and job being a jokester. The oldest of his parents' six children, the Johnson C. Smith graduate gained his ' sense of independence at an early age. "1 had my first job in the sixth grade shagging balls at this golf course," says Foxworth. "And 1 worked in the community grocery store from the sixth to the ninth grade." Foxworth says he continued to shag balls throughout high school until he went to college and discovered disco. But it was the Air Force, he says, that helped him mature and realize the importance of an education. "I was a disc jockey for three and a half years," he says, "and 1 worked part time for NCNB, but spinning records on the weekends was what got me through college. "The service was what made me even more iniWpt'iHit'tit, " say^ Foxwut th all that,-twojobs and going to school, 1 graduated cum laucie. I'm very proud of that." He admits that being a disc jockey in the state's largest city had its advantages in terms of dating, but that part of his past isn't one he likes to reflect on, particularly now, since he says he's "very happily married." Being a family man also goes hand in hand with Foxworth's church work and neighborhood commitment. At the Carver Road Church of Christ he serves as director of the Youth Department and teaches a Bible class. Foxworth also serves on the Stonewall Community Association board of directors. "I'm very church-oriented and being a member l a k^pia^u HP * JHB : Wi&'S Ik 1 vjp ?&*>< mw* I r 1" f r * pts a $1,000 scholar- m wery, chairman of the 1 , p! e Psi Phi Chapter of : | ranklin will be atten- t b iime. : ? . F; le fall and a $1000 check v || represented to the * J iston-Salem State versity Foundation to I l|l j F used for scholarships, , e the chapter has con- V | uted a total of $25,000. r,f oseph Lowery is chair- < L; 1 l of the scholarship 1 f > imittee. Wendell Brown ed as chairman of the j ng dance committee. FF' tries W. Gadson served ; J jjj chairman of the ||p linating committee. ly. lg|l i fr j|K< Hi pvoiHotion ?--If? M ? " -?" j1 ' *?.! < iii.it..*! wm i?n_li , ? m??i - ""j ictratinn from (hp If' ? rarai iversity of North jj| rf olina in Chapel Hill. j| V jjill , ^all joined Wachovia in pf 55 rfPf ' ) and is supervisor of ft ^ jK||| mailroom. He is a f > gPlpw* ve of Siloam. f |' eorge Karpathakis has 1 elected operations ofarpathakis has been KH 1 Wachovia since 1982 ? HHHH serves as manager of ' ? lent loan origination. A < ve of Martin's Ferry, >? o, he is a graduate of ? o State Univeristy. f ? ? & IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIMIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 3age A6 3 ![ ; 'a iiHiHrnttiiiiiiiiiittiiiiiiiiiiititnitiiii < I n Lindsay, Mr. and m '* It, 1 Mrs. James Mock and M 1, Mr. Edward Kelly, Hie Manselle and Ms. \ m1' -\? f WA M ? Ik; ? ' Mfl- i? / ? V-ij ?/v* %', a*' . % W I -B "Tf- 4| Hk - - ? __ V i H&?Mfl ""m 1 ?KI V? H y r-^B " ' _-r?^38i \ Laugh if you want, but working weekends as a earn his college degree ? with honors (photo I has helped me. a lot tremendously," he says. "I didn't even like Winston-Salem until I got married and 1 became a lot more settled. Before, I traveled a lot. "We're very proud of our neighborhood association," says Foxworth. "We inform the neighbors about what's going on and it's helped me become a * ^ ^ ^ i\ * ? 1 V . , V 1 tjM sssw- ? I (\DT* calvef canadJ f / / / / / / ; ~ f'7y~ r/r : HHHHL flHB *. VHHf T The Chronicle, Thursday, June 21, 1984-Page A7 . : '*'<-V- ' ^BE?-&JwFJ> W' W ; ' ?5 3gcw?