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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Tim D'Annunzio |
| Address | 925 Doc Brown Road
Raeford, North Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | http://www.timvote.com/ |
| Born |
Unknown |
| Died |
Still Living
(2024 years) |
| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Apr 05, 2020 01:55pm |
| Tags |
Italian - Married - Christian - Straight -
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| Info | Tim was born into a family of modest means in Darby, PA. He joined the U.S. Army where he trained as an Infantryman and Parachute Rigger. He became a member of the U.S. Army’s elite Parachute team, the Golden Knights, and traveled the nation and world representing the Army. He performed as a member of the world champion Competition Team. Upon leaving the parachute team he became a military freefall Instructor with the U.S. Army Special Warfare Center. In 1985, he was Honorably Discharged with the rank of Staff Sergeant.
“If we don’t put a stop to the waste in Washington and the trillions of dollars of debt Washington is putting on us, the next generation will be paying off our debt instead of achieving a better life for themselves. It’s time we all stood up and said enough is enough.”
After leaving the military, Tim started a small company in North Carolina focused on manufacturing products related to military and civilian freefall parachuting. This company eventually closed due to military cuts and the economic downturn.
Tim picked himself up and started a company which operated from the living room of his home. This company grew from its origination as Timco to become Paraclete Armor and Equipment Inc., which employed over 300 people and reached sales of $16 million a year. He eventually sold the business and started several new small businesses, including operating the world’s largest freefall simulator wind tunnel, Paraclete XP SkyVenture.
“North Carolina has always been a place where if you had a dream and worked very hard and played by the rules you’d have the opportunity to make that dream come true. I can no longer stand back and let the Washington elite destroy our individual dreams. I will be a different kind of United States Congressman…the kind who is committed to preserving a better life for the next generation.”
Five generations of the D’Annunzio family live and work together in Raeford, Hoke County. The D’Annunzio family is a close knit one. Tim and his wife, Colleen, are both veterans. Tim is a caring son who provides love and support for his mother and 94 year old grandmother. He knows firsthand the challenges facing both the aging and the generation of care givers.
Colleen and Tim enjoy rearing their blended family of six children and one grandchild, and instilling in them the important values of love for God and Country.
His oldest child, Joseph, is a veteran of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and presently manages Tim’s aircraft business. Son John is married with one child and manages another of Tim’s businesses, Paraclete XP Sky Venture. Daughters Charlotte and Lauren attend college and work with Tim part-time. The two youngest children, Josh and Sarah, are home schooled by Colleen and Tim.
They are loyal members of Rockfish Church and are involved in several charities including hosting and sponsoring “Jump for the Cause” to fight breast cancer, the Warrior Foundation, and The Rockfish Camp for hearing impaired.
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