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George Cubic

Sometimes, no matter how hard we plan and pursue our chosen course, fate steps in to change our path. In the case of George Cubic, this persistent course correction created a talented craftsman.

George was born in Eastern Europe in 1956. His father, Viktor, immigrated with his family to the United States a couple of years later. Viktor loved to tinker with things and get them working. He instilled that talent in his son.

George was raised in southern California. The closest that he got to a western lifestyle were a young boy’s daydreams about being a cowboy, as he watched Roy Rogers and the Lone Ranger on T.V.

In 1974, George joined the Air Force at age 18. He was interested in becoming a police officer and the Air Force had the best law enforcement program. By 1976, George found himself stationed in West Berlin, Germany. There was an American rodeo stock contractor near the base who traveled throughout West Germany and

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