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14 I PSAI Association Insight, December 1, 2021 Past Presidents Reflect Upon the PSAI's Past: Ned Carpenter and Flay Anthony (continued from page 13) hiring by Ned Carpenter and Porta-Jon on the Piedmont in 1984. Initially hired as a salesperson, he excelled in this job due to his personable character and his dedicated work ethic. Those of us who have known Flay for many years know that he provided great service and exceeded his customers' expectations, all while maintaining a kind and caring attitude. With Ned's involvement with the then- PSA as well as the newly formed SEPSA, Flay began his active participation as well. Flay served on the board in the 1980s and was also involved with several committees. During this time, Flay recounts that "besides learning the industry from Ned and his dad Reese, I learned even more from the 'legends'— Frank Ranson, Dick Macialek, Ed Crafton, and Judge Coleman, among others. The PSAI is always there to help and to educate." Flay's most beneficial trips were to visit the Andy Gump Company. "We learned so much from Andy and Barry," he relates. "They were a very special family." In 1989, Ned offered Flay a partnership position in the company and this duo went on to expand the business while also continuing their volunteer work with the PSA. Flay has an interesting remembrance of attending a board meeting in September 1989 in Nevada and "watching Hurricane Hugo make landfall in Charleston and then quickly move to Flay Anthony – PSAI President 2004-2005 "Active Member" is a phrase that describes but does not come close to conveying the many contributions to the PSAI by Flay Anthony. From his hard work and dedication in helping to organize and to develop the PSAI Certification Program in 1992 to the PSAI's establishment of the Flay and Glenda Anthony Volunteer of the Year Award in 2015, Flay is a tremendous asset to the PSAI and to our industry. A Navy veteran who began a career with Prudential Insurance for 10 years, our industry and our Association were to benefit from Flay's C.W. Harbert to only mention the ones my 76-year-old shrinking brain allows me to remember. "In my early years, I was a taker of information and worked to become a sharer of information. To do otherwise is selfish, and Flay Anthony is one of the best at learning and sharing. Flay and I met as a result of our daughters being friends and we became friends. When Flay was thinking about changing jobs, I asked him if he would consider working with us… and Porta-Jon, PSAI, and SEPSA all benefited greatly from this good decent man!" Reese Carpenter, Flay Anthony, and Ned Carpenter (continued on page 15)