"There are Rules and there are Laws. Men who think they can fly your airplane better than you make the Rules. The Laws (of Physics) are made by The Great One. you can suspend the Rules, but you can never suspend the Laws. If you deviate from a Rule, it should be a flawless performance (i.e if you fly under a bridge, don't hit the bridge)".

 

Jim Warner learned to live by the Rules and Laws of Aviation, and of Architecture. he spent his lifetime doing what he loved - flying and designing architectural structures.

 

Jim was born on Halloween 1923 in Gantt's Quarry, Alabama, in a little unpainted Alabama Marble Company house, up on rock piers about fifty feet from a marble quarry - an appropriate start for one who grew up to be an architect. Jim volunteered for the Navy V5 program in 1942, earned his Navy wings at Pensacola in 1944, and flew on active duty and in the Naval Reserves until he amassed 3,038 flying hours and retired as Assistant Wing Commander with the rank of Commander.

 

Between WWII and the Korean War, Jim studied architecture at Georgia Tech and worked as an architect until his retirement in 1993. He started the firm of Warner & Summers in 1964, a firm that is still a viable business today.

 

Fortunately, Jim listened to a fellow veteran admonish him to preserve his stories for future generations - and he did. Within this book are fascinating stories of Jim's experiences in Naval Aviation and in Architecture. Whether you are a family member, a friend, or just someone who wants to read about the life of a member of the "greatest generation", you will find this book to be a good read - a series of short stories that can be read when you want to grasp another glimpse of line in the 1940's through 1990's.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Jim Warner — Naval Aviator

 

Jim Warner — Architect

 

Jim Warner — Life Story