January 7: Happy Birthday! Jack Kroustalis
Jack Speros Kroustalis was born in Winston-Salem on January 7, 1932. He served as a medic in the U. S. Army during the Korean War. Kroustalis founded Foodcraft Equipment in 1960. The business was...
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January 6: Happy Birthday! Hettie Mabel Reinhardt
Hettie Mabel Reinhardt was born in North Carolina in 1879. She worked as a nursing instructor at both Baptist and City Memorial Hospitals in Winston-Salem. In 1915, Hettie volunteered to work in a unit...
January 5: Happy Birthday! Gowan Hughes (Nutt) Caldwell
Gowan Hughes “Nutt” Caldwell was born in Durham in 1902. He moved to Winston-Salem as a child and graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School. He served in World War I, dropping out of...
January 4: Happy Birthday! John Lash Gilmer
John Lash Gilmer was born in Walnut Cove in 1872 to John Eli and Laura Lash Gilmer. His father, John Eli Gilmer, was a pioneer retail merchant in the town of Winston. When the...
January 3: Happy Birthday! Captain Jesse James Cofer
Captain Jesse James Cofer was born in Forsyth County in 1864 and spent his entire life in the county. He was appointed a patrolman with the police force in 1890 and served in that...
January 2: Happy Birthday! James Alexander Gray Sr.
James Alexander Gray Sr. was born in 1846 in Gladesboro and moved with his parents, Robert and Mary Gray, to the new town of Winston when he was five years old. Robert Gray was...
January 1: Happy Birthday! Horace “Bones” McKinney
Horace Albert “Bones” McKinney was born January 1, 1919 in North Carolina. He played basketball as a 6’6″ forward-center for North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina. He played six years in...