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^ y. .yy. - • .t-ij ■ . jm r^y .- -: Walter Twitty Sr., re tired five years ago as manager of the Charlotte district for the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co. (NCM). Last week, at age 70, Twitty waa behind a desk at the Charlotte district of fice on South Boulevard. After 40 years with North Carolina Mutual, the stocky-built man also known as “W.W.,” baa in stance in his blood. "I’m retired, but I’m always interested in helping the Mutual family,” said Twitty, who was called from retire ment last year to serve as acting manager of the Charlotte district. Twitty said now that a new dis trict manager has been named, he will step aside, at least for a addle. Coming out of retirement was fun, said Twitty, “as long as it doesn’t interfere with my bridge.’’ Twitty is a bridge buff, and belongs to several bridge clubs and associa-1 bora. They include the Me trolina Duplicate Bridge Club and the American Bridge Association, which he is assistant manager. Twitty says when he’s not playing Bridge, be may be on the golf course, or re laxing at hiS home on Madison Avenue in the McCrorey Heights com munity. He is married to the former SameBa Brown, a retired teacher for Char lotte-Mecklenburg Schools. They attend Simpson Gillespie United Methodist Church. The couple has two children * a daughter, Marilyn Marabla, of Richmond, and a son, Walter Twitty Jr., who works in Charlotte for the U.S. Postal Service. They have three grandchildren Twitty spent many years district before becoming district manager. He joined 'North Carolina Mutual in 1989 when the Charlotte district was lo cated on the corner of Brevard and Pint streets - downtown in Second Ward. Then, North Cantina Mutual was one of about.so black hjurame companies m tne country. But, says Twitty, North Carolina Mutual was the largest. “I dropped out of school; (Johnson -C. Smith Uni-. wsity) and went into the • life insurance business,” he said. “When I joined there were not men*T portunities for blacks employment. I be affiliated with ——■ ■ ■ ■■■■■ i ■.. . ■ _a Top Executive* -.- .. .... i . i Matvia B. Moore in .Public Relations Director U * np to Mahrln Nmn III to sec that North If CaroMaa Mutual haoce to a positive light. Presently. [ J the In 1*1* affairs, having manager of, Mutual. Moore Is Room, secretary of the member of the advortMng _ anniversary eammlttoO. A grstsali of Morohoaoo U College and the University of Iowa, Moore ban atoa completed further studies hi the field of fatsuraaco. to other areas of Ms Hfe. Moore Is )ust as active. He fc 0 member of the Covenant United Presbyterian Church. He Is president of the N.C. Association A.A.U.-USA Junior Olympics, a member of the Governor's Task hui£h!l>rrMf> T<<lM>*i**y’ ***11 ****** | W-i*ov^~ion» wV « ,j ». - woe ite^rtS'ssjrr1 ** and becomemoow_._ insurance,” he Mid. “Now it is the general trend for blacks to lave home'mart XEts, too.” Twltty said he didn't earn a fortune selling in surance, bat would do It again. “No way a person can get rich working for an in surance company,” he says. “I do it for satis faction in art)** people, and for security, it’s a way to earn a living. “If I had to start my \ career all over again, life insurance is -*»■' I’d do And definitely, I’d do it with ' North Carolina Mutual.’’ i ■;
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