b'Fred is busy away from the office too.Dawn and I met at age 16. I wrestled and she kept score at matches and later got a job as a switchboard operator at the high school before we graduated. She has been a part of our business from the beginning, I always say she is truly a roofers wife. Dawn and Fred have two grown children, Ryan Horner, architectural sheet metal fabricator for AIR and Kara Markley, who does payroll and marketing for AIR and their son-in-law Chuck is the warehouse manager for AIR.They have four beautiful grandchildren, Alexia 19, Ryder 10, Kamryn 8 and Elise 5. Both Fred and Dawns parents are in good health and have given support and encouragement throughout the years. Spending lots and lots of time with our grandchildren is one of our greatest joys. We are very proud of all of them, remarks Fred. Fred and Dawn also do a lot of charity work. We actively support the Massillon Heritage Foundation, The Boys and Girls Club of Massillon, Light-Up Massillon at Christmas and we sponsor underprivileged families at Thanksgiving and Christmas. We sponsor youth sporting events and athletes and support the Stark County Wrestling Scholarship Fund, and childrens events like renting out the Lincoln Theatre to show free movies for kids at Christmas, and anything we can do to help kids in Massillon.Most people might hunt or fish as a hobby, I enjoy legislative affairs. AIR will be hosting a roundtable on Ohios tax reform bill with Congressman Gibbs and Senator Portman along with eight different company owners in the coming months. Fred serves on the NFIB Leadership Council, has been on the Board of Directors for the Ohio Roofing Contractors Association for 28 years with a term as President in 2000 and another term currently.Fred is on the legislative committee for the Massillon Chamber of Commerce, is a Builders Exchange of NE Ohio Past President and current Director, and sits on the Massillon Heritage Foundation Board. In his spare time he enjoys boating and working in his yard.Fred is modest about his success, I could never have done what I did without the people. Its not about me at all. Dawn, Jeff, my kids, and our employees should all know how much I attribute our success to them. I am blessed and fortunate to have had these people in my life. I want them to know how grateful I am.Fred loves the Browns and Indians, and thinks the OSU Buckeyes are ok. O- H - I - O!Ive been a member of MRCA for 25 years, remarks Fred, The member benefits like the SHARP Safety Program or the educational sessions at conference are great. The largest way MRCA has impacted the way Ive developed my business is through networking with other roofing contractors. Learning how others have dealt with their problems and being able to use this sharing of knowledge to my advantage has greatly benefited Advanced Industrial Roofing. www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer 25'