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John Cranford

<p><em>John Cranford is a retired Federal and State Bank Regulator. His career spanned over 40 years; first with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and then with the Alabama State Banking Dept. He also served in the U.S. Army as a Combat Engineer in Vietnam.&#160; He currently lives with his wife Dot in Lawrenceville, GA.&#160; He has three grown sons, four grandsons and one granddaughter, all of whom live in the Atlanta area. </em></p>