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Jerry
Neal's parents met as teenagers on a big flat rock by a rutted, red-dirt
road in Randolph County, North Carolina. Both lived on small
Depression-era farms, and the rock became their refuge, a symbol of their
bond. After they married and built their own small home nearby, the
rock became a flagstone of their memories.
Neal grew up in a closely-knit extended family, his values instilled by
their Quaker faith, hard work and commitment to the on which they had
lived for generations. Those values guided him to success in
business--and to a dream of his own. In 2001, on land at the spot
where his parents met, he and his wife, Linda, began construction of
Linbrook Hall, a Greek-Classical Revival mansion that is to be a center of
giving, a place for important conferences and charitable events.
Completed in 2004, its first event in November raised more than $50,000
for Victory Junction Gang Camp for chronically ill children.
Jerry Neal's parents didn't live to see Linbrook Hall. But the
rock on which they met now stands in its garden, a monument to family,
faith and place.
about the authors
Jerry D. Neal is a founder of RF Micro Devices in Greensboro, NC.
Jerry Bledsoe is the author of 21 books, including several bestsellers. |
