1.   After graduating, he tried his hand at several careers before landing in the wholesale roofing business.

2.   Boswell, who sold his roofing business and equipment, contacted Jerry Hider of Blue Yonder, and they struck a deal.

3.   He also started a successful roofing business and invested, with Tellis, in a limousine service.

4.   They immigrated from Mexico and worked as factory laborers before starting a family roofing business and a restaurant, he said.