Name: Frank Whitty
Title: Owner
Company: TMR Development
Location: Middleboro, Mass.
Birthplace: Roslindale, Mass.
Birth Date: (a WWII baby)
Family: Wife, Mary of 43 years; son, Patrick, owner of Outer Cape Plumbing in Wellfleet; daughter, Stacie, Blue Cross Blue Shield; daughter, Angela, Vermeer Northeast; son, Matthew, UPS.
College: BA University of New Hampshire, MFA Emerson College
First job unrelated to your current field: Federal Reserve Bank district settlement supervisor
First job in current field: Director of construction operations, O'Connor Industries
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: General construction and finish carpentry focusing on commercial construction, renovation and retail, and office space build-out. Currently expanding into specialty steel construction work, including stud welding.
Hobbies: Fishing, especially in northern Quebec for trophy Pike and Wallege.
Favorite Book: Most recently, the Brendan O'Carroll trilogy
Favorite Movies: "Zulu" - Michael Caine's first major film, and "To Hell and Back" - Audie Murphy's WWII bio film.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): John F. Kennedy - Drove a sound truck during his campaign and enlisted in the submarine service soon after his death.
Keys to success: Never, ever give up hope for the future.
If you had to choose a different profession; what would it be? Successful playwright
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