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want to continue to support a safe
and productive environment for the
utility contractors in Florida.
What was your first job?
SAVAGE: At the young age of 15, I
was stock boy in a convenient store
just outside of Gainesville.
What is your favorite travel
location?
SAVAGE: Apalachicola, where it’s
nice and quiet.
Grill master or reservations?
SAVAGE: Grill master…..hard to beat
steak on your own grill.
What are your hobbies or
interests outside of work?
SAVAGE: Golf and camping with my
wife Wendy.
vacation?
SAVAGE: Santorini.
What is your favorite college or
pro team?
SAVAGE: Huge Florida Gators fan!
Campfire or fireplace?
SAVAGE: Definitely a campfire…..all
day (and night).
What was the first car you drove?
SAVAGE: Ahhhhhh yes…… a 1976 4X4
Dodge Power Wagon (with 3 on
the tree) and a 30” steering wheel…..
what a beast!
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If you could have dinner with
anyone, living or deceased, who
would it be and why?
SAVAGE: FDR (Franklin Delano
Roosevelt). Get to know the
President of the “Greatest
Generation”, served 4 terms, had
polio, pulled the US through
the great depression and led us
through WWII.
What is the first concert you
attended?
SAVAGE: Kenny Chesney about 10
years ago.
What is the secret to your
success?
SAVAGE: Work smart, hard and be
honest.
What would be your dream
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