Young Warren Schomaker is shown playing with his popgun during his boyhood in Australia. He immigrated to the United States in 1945 and worked his way to a successful entrepreneurial career in the telecommunications industry. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Young Warren Schomaker is shown playing with his popgun during his boyhood in Australia. He immigrated to the United States in 1945 and worked his way to a successful entrepreneurial career in the telecommunications industry. (COURTESY PHOTO)
JACKSON — When someone turns 100, it’s hard to limit a story about that person to a few remarks made at a party. Supplied by Warren’s wife, Leslie, ere are a few more interesting facts about Warren Schomaker’s long and colorful life ...
Born in Sydney, Australia, Warren left school in 1940 at age 16 to work for Stromberg Carlson Australia, a company that was manufacturing radio equipment for the war effort. He studied mechanical engineering nights at Sydney Technical College while working for Stromberg.
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