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Petitioner has a high school diploma and no formal education
in finance, accounting, investing, or in business planning. He
has no specialized knowledge of the oil and gas industry.
Petitioner does, however, have a long work history in the
business world. Petitioner joined the military before graduating
from high school and obtained his GED while serving in the Air
Force. After leaving the Air Force petitioner worked as a
salesman for Advanced Tire and Auto. For about 2� years
petitioner worked for Pilot Life Insurance Co. as a "debit sales
person", then in the collection department of Dunn & Bradstreet
for 5 years, and for 6 years with the Kay-Lynn Furniture Co.
(Kay-Lynn).
While employed at Kay-Lynn in or around the year 1967,
petitioner met Mr. Irv Corman2 (Corman), an experienced certified
public accountant. Petitioner wanted to start his own furniture
manufacturing business and left employment with Kay-Lynn in 1972.
Petitioner sought Corman's advice on how to start the business
with very limited finances. Petitioner also sought advice from
"Other people in the furniture industry, people who were in the
business of retailing furniture, people who were in the
manufacturing end * * * of furniture manufacturing."
2Mr. Corman died on May 5, 1992.
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