WHY John Crane? Honor, Commitment, Experience and Discipline.
I have gotten to know John Crane personally and professionally pretty well over the last 10+ years! I’d like to lend my support for John, currently the Vice-Mayor of Carefree, as the next Mayor of Carefree! There are a LOT of good reasons for my support!
The one I want to focus on is the tremendous responsiveness John has shown to Carefree students, children, and our society in general. Let me briefly explain…. I made a presentation several years ago explaining to the “Powers-That-Be” we are rapidly running out of young men and women joining the construction business (AKA: “THE TRADES”); a multi-billion-dollar business in the US alone!
We currently have a 10+ year knowledge gap and it’s getting worse fast! John immediately saw the significance of both the short-term and long-term consequences this is going to have on ALL OF US. John personally took the time and helped coordinate and joined me on several face-to-face meetings at EVIT, West-MEC (both local Trade Schools), with politicians and education leaders to discuss the current and BIG PICTURE. This isn’t about not being able to change a lightbulb in your kitchen, it’s about the Power-Grid, the roads, the bridges, the dams, the airports, the water & gas lines we all take for granted and quite frankly, help keep us a civilized society in general: OUR Infrastructure.
“Infrastructure is the set of fundamental facilities and systems that support the sustainable functionality of households and firms.
Serving a country, city, or other area, including the services and facilities necessary for its economy to function.”
John was quick to see the BIG PICTURE and immediately take action to help address it.
As most Veterans, we all learn how to live in tight quarters and under uncomfortable circumstances. John was a “Submariner” in the Navy. There is no local ACE Hardware or Home Depot to get a part when something goes wrong on a Sub; you learn how to fix it. John learned how to address and fix problems quickly. Whenever he is asked to help by a Carefree resident with a problem, he can always be counted on to investigate the situation and help solve the problem.
WHY John Crane? Honor, Commitment, Experience and Discipline.
Semper Fi to our veterans…
Bob Jenkins
email
