Jack Charles Aron: A Salt Baron's
True Riches
After
24 years with the telephone company, Jack Charles Aron
found himself with a few months off between jobs and was
never happier. Staying at home meant he could spend all
day taking care of his son, Timothy, which was especially
important for Mr. Aron because his own childhood had been
very unhappy.
It was also important because he and his wife had been
forced to wait years before having their son.
More recently, Mr. Aron, 52, worked in information
technology at Marsh & McLennan, leaving before dawn
and traveling by car, train and ferry so he could be home
in Bergenfield, N.J., in time to coach his son's Little
League and basketball games.
Although he was often so sour at home that his wife
Evelyn referred to him as "Mr. Grumpy," he was very
easygoing on the ballfield or the court, she said.
Four years ago, the couple bought some land in the
Philippines, where Mrs. Aron is from, and developed a
salt farm. They called it Jet Farm (using the first
letters of Jack, Evelyn and Timothy), and Mr. Aron told
people he might like to live there after he retired.
The investment earned Mr. Aron a new nickname at work:
Jack Aron the Salt Baron.
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