Dr. George Coletti

William Ellison Flake, Sr., at fourteen, was sent to GMC high school by his father and his grandparents, who raised him after his mother passed away. There Bill excelled in his grades but received many demerits and walked many hours in the “bull ring.” He was told that if he had not been such a good student, he would have been thrown out of GMC!

Bill received a degree in business and later a Master’s Degree in World Economics from the University of Georgia. He served in the Air Force Reserves and, during his career, spent 17 years with Ford Motor Company. He was Assistant Manager in the Sales Division and was later granted a Ford franchise for a dealership in McDonough.

Bill met Sara, a Macon native, and they married in 1975. Sara had a long, successful career with the Georgia Power Company, and later was asked by her husband to come and work for him. She often says that this was the hardest work, and the longest hours, she had ever done – but the benefits were wonderful!

The Flakes retired in 1983 and spent the next 25 years in their place in the North Georgia mountains, enjoying frequent travel throughout the United States.

Their bequest will help less fortunate students attend GMC where they can learn the discipline and knowledge to help them through their personal and work lives as did Bill Flake.

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