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Michael Merry
Michael J. Merry was educated at the Royal Liberty School in Essex, England. He moved to Panama in 1959. When the Panama National Guard staged their coup in 1968, he drove the escape vehicle with t...view moreMichael J. Merry was educated at the Royal Liberty School in Essex, England. He moved to Panama in 1959. When the Panama National Guard staged their coup in 1968, he drove the escape vehicle with the President and several Ministers through the military blockade to safety in the Canal Zone. He became Division Vice President of a major U.S. news operation in Latin America, traveling widely in the process. He was in Argentina when the Army revolted in 1987 and in Venezuela during the attempted coup by Lt. Colonel (now President) Hugo Chávez in 1992. He eventually moved to Miami to script two nationally televised financial programs and became Managing Editor of a widely read financial report. Mr. Merry and his wife in Miami Shores, Florida.view less