Jack Finegan was interviewed by Kirk Peterson on February 18, 2013.
Here is a summary of the interview as written by Kirk Peterson:
Jack was born Nov 5, 1930 in Saranac Lake and raised on his family's dairy and potato farm, Mt. Pleasant, a mile north of Saranac Lake. A talented high school hockey player, he later played on (the) semi-pro Schenectady Generals team, while working for the FBI Albany office. After high school Jack delivered milk for Crystal Springs and groceries for Charles Green before moving to Washington D.C. in 1951 to work as an investigator for FBI where he met (J. Edgar) Hoover. Jack returned to the Adirondacks to help his brother Richard with the family farm in 1954, and in 1960 Red Plumadore Harrietstown Supervisor, offered Jack and his brother the job managing the Adirondack Regional Airport, where Jack was for 36 years. According to Jack, the airport was "much busier" then with many corporate clients and he had an opportunity to meet many famous visitors as well as to assist in a number of search and rescue operations.
To hear the complete interview, please visit Historic Saranac Lake's "Projects" page found at the HSL website- http://www.historicsaranaclake.org/oral-history-project.html
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2013-05-01 17:05:50 A wonderful family, and a very special man. —74.69.172.201
